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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) - Ancient Cross in England in Yorkshire (West)

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 20 May 2007  Page Views: 10163

Early MedievalSite Name: St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Dewsbury  Nearest Village: Thornhill
Map Ref: SE25341885
Latitude: 53.665522N  Longitude: 1.617976W
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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St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon : Fragments Anglo saxon crosses taken 9th july 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Yorkshire (West)

A collection of Anglo Saxon Cross fragments in St Michael & All Angels', Thornhill.
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St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon : Fragments Anglo saxon crosses taken 9th july 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon : Great little display of fragments of Anglo Saxon crosses all laid out on a nice stand with descriptions

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon : Fragments Anglo saxon crosses taken 9th july 2010

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by rldixon

St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill)
St Michael and All Angels (Thornhill) submitted by durhamnature : Old picture from "Yorkshire Archaeology" via archive.org

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