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<< Text Pages >> St Mary (Cheadle, Stockport) - Ancient Cross in England in Greater Manchester

Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 17 May 2007  Page Views: 10608

Early MedievalSite Name: St Mary (Cheadle, Stockport)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater Manchester Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Cheadle, Stockport
Map Ref: SJ85668864
Latitude: 53.394395N  Longitude: 2.217107W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Ancient Cross in Greater Manchester

The upper part of an Anglian cross, and some of its shaft, inside St Mary, Cheadle, Stockport.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SJ8588 : Parish Burial Ground by Gerald England
by Gerald England
©2009(licence)
SJ8588 : St Mary's The parish Church of Cheadle. by Alexander P Kapp
by Alexander P Kapp
©2007(licence)
SJ8588 : St Mary's Lych Gate by Gerald England
by Gerald England
©2015(licence)
SJ8588 : Memorial in St. Mary's graveyard by Geoff Royle
by Geoff Royle
©2009(licence)
SJ8588 : Porch of St Mary's The parish Church of Cheadle. by Alexander P Kapp
by Alexander P Kapp
©2007(licence)

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