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<< Text Pages >> St Botolph (Helpston) - Ancient Cross in England in Cambridgeshire

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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Botolph (Helpston)
Country: England County: Cambridgeshire Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Helpston
Map Ref: TF12200552
Latitude: 52.635839N  Longitude: 0.343466W
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 Cambridgeshire

Several fragments of cross in St Botolph's, Helpston.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TF1205 : St.Botolph's church by Richard Croft
by Richard Croft
©2009(licence)
TF1205 : St.Botolph, Helpston: late June 2016 by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2016(licence)
TF1205 : John Clare's grave by Tiger
by Tiger
©2019(licence)
TF1205 : The grave of John Clare, Helpston by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
©2021(licence)
TF1205 : St Botolph's, Helpston by Ben Keating
by Ben Keating
©2012(licence)

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