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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Bartholomew (Sproxton) Alternative Name: Sproxton CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.692 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Melton Mowbray Nearest Village: Sproxton
Map Ref: SK8566624904
Latitude: 52.814882N Longitude: 0.730387W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Anne T visited on 17th Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Sproxton Cross, St Bartholomew's Church: This church was a little way out of the village and we parked in a small metalled area next to a 'gallop' at SK 85667 24972 and braved the wind to walk back down the road to the gate into the churchyard.
The vicar had previously told us the cross had been moved inside the church, but looking after 11 churches in total, he must have been confused, because as soon as we rounded the west end of the church to reach the entrance through the south porch, the cross came into sight. What is inside the church is an 11th century cross slab/grave marker.
This is a very quiet spot, apart from the occasional car that came hurtling past.
The inside of the church appears relatively modern, but has some really interesting corbels. We also found a portion of carving, either part of a fluted column, or cemented to it, next to the north western side of the door into the tower.
We did have a good scout around for the shaped stone in the south western wall mentioned by The Journal of Antiquities, but were unable to find it.
In the field to the south of the church is a well, but could find no mention of this on Pastscape or Historic England.
A complete Anglo Scandinavian Cross in St Bartholomew's Churchyard, Sproxton, Leics. This cross is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1014512 and recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 1053755. Pastscape tells us: "The cross is probably 10th to early 11th century in date and takes the form of a base, comprising a stone slab and a socket stone, and a shaft and cross head". Historic England places the cross approximately 7m to the south east of the south porch.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for this cross - see their page for The Sproxton Cross, Leicestershire, which gives directions for finding the cross together with a drawing of the sides and base of the cross by John Nicols (1794). The Journal also includes reference sources and adds: " In the south-west wall there is an interesting stone with zig-zag moulding. This is thought to date from the 11th-12th century".
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