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Summary

Saxon cross in churchyard of the Church of St Andrew and St Mary, South Stoke.

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}

<1> DAVIES, D.S., 1912, LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES, vol.12, p.148 (Serial). SLI3883.

<2> HBMC, 1961, ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, - (Index). SLI2087.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, SK 92 NW: 5 (Index). SLI2344.

<4> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, SK 92 NW: L (Index). SLI2881.

<5> HBMC, 1986, AM 7, 63 (Scheduling Record). SLI4153.

<6> Historic England (formerly English Heritage), 2011->, The National Heritage List for England, 1005014 (Website). SLI13386.

<7> Paul Everson and David Stocker, 1999, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, pp.253-4 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI5526.

Monument Types

• CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status

• Conservation Area
• Scheduled Monument

Sources and further reading

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