Monument record MLI30075 - Saxon Cross, Church of St Andrew and St Mary, South Stoke
Summary
Saxon cross in churchyard of the Church of St Andrew and St Mary, South Stoke.
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Three portions of cross or crosses with carved Anglo-Saxon work were discovered 'many years ago' in the ruins of the old church of North Stoke and re-erected in the Park. The cross is nearly 7 ft high and stands on two blocks of stone. {1}{2}
The cross is now located in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Andrew and St Mary in South Stoke, now known as Stoke Rochford. The site of North Stoke church is not known. {3}{4}
A Saxon cross shaft with good interlacing on all four sides, has been set up in a stone case. It is broken in three pieces and cemented together. Height about 7ft. {5}{6}
The cross is dated as mid 11th century by Everson and Stocker. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3883 Serial: DAVIES, D.S.. 1912. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. vol.12, p.148.
- <2> SLI2087 Index: HBMC. 1961. ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. -.
- <3> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 92 NW: 5.
- <4> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 92 NW: L.
- <5> SLI4153 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1986. AM 7. 63.
- <6> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1005014.
- <7> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.253-4.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 9200 2734 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | EASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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