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| HER Number: | MDV84425 |
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| Name: | Socket stone of medieval cross in garden to south-west of Cross House, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
A granite socket stone for a medieval cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 910 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Noakes, R., 2014-2020, Devon Crosses, P2000280 (Ground Photograph). SDV366467.
The socket stone has a modern sculpture on it.
Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025, 1147604 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.
Socket stone of medieval cross in garden south-west of Cross House. Socket stone of preaching cross. Medieval. Granite. Socket stone with moulded corners. The complete cross is said originally to have stood on the site of the entrance to Cross House. The base was used as a pigs trough and rescued from the foreshore of the Teign in 1927 and placed in the garden of Cross House by the owner.
Date first listed: 2nd December 1988
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV366287 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2025. National Heritage List for England 2025. Website. 1147604. [Mapped feature: #51116 ] |
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| SDV366467 | Ground Photograph: Noakes, R.. 2014-2020. Devon Crosses. Digital. P2000280. |
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| | Linked images:31 |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2025 10:59AM |
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