Remsenburg in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

P.G. Wodehouse 1881-1975

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 17, 2021

1. P.G. Wodehouse 1881-1975 Marker

Inscription. Behind this chapel of the Remsenburg Community Church is the gravesite of Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, English-born author, lyricist, and verse poet, creator of Bertie Wooster, Jeeves Psmith, Lord Emsworth, Mr. Mulliner, and many more immortal characters. He became an American citizen in 1955 and lived and worked in Remsenburg for the last two decades of his life. He was honored with a British knighthood shortly before his death. His gentle humor and superb mastery of the English language continue to bring joy to readers all over the world.

Erected by The Wodehouse Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 40° 48.702′ N, 72° 42.671′ W. Marker is in Remsenburg, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of South Country Road and Basket Neck Lane on South Country Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 167 South Country Road, Remsenburg NY 11960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Speonk-Remsenburg War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eastport WWI Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away);

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Eastport Roll Of Honor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Southampton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Moriches Inn (approx. 3.7 miles away); Masury Ballroom (approx. 5.1 miles away); Forge River (approx. 6.4 miles away); Gen William Floyd (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Also see . . . P.G. Wodehouse. Information regarding Wodehouse. Excerpt:

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (/ˈwʊdhaʊs/ WOOD-howss; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life.

(Submitted on June 17, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York.)

Remsenburg Community Church, seen from South Country Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 17, 2021

2. Remsenburg Community Church, seen from South Country Road

P.G. Wodehouse 1881-1975 Marker, looking southward down Basket Neck Lane image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 17, 2021

3. P.G. Wodehouse 1881-1975 Marker, looking southward down Basket Neck Lane

P.G. Wodehouse gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 17, 2021

4. P.G. Wodehouse gravestone

View of the cemetery from Wodehouse's gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 17, 2021

5. View of the cemetery from Wodehouse's gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 17, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.