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<< Text Pages >> St James (Birstall) - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 20 May 2007  Page Views: 4332

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St James (Birstall)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.718 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Birstall
Map Ref: SK59630884
Latitude: 52.673994N  Longitude: 1.119545W
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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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Leicestershire and Rutland

Late Saxon carved stone in St James', Birstall
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SK5908 : Church of St James the Great, Birstall by Jonathan Thacker
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SK5908 : Church of St James the Great, Birstall by Jonathan Thacker
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SK5908 : View of Birstall village by Mat Fascione
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SK5908 : Churchyard of St James the Great in Birstall by Mat Fascione
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SK5908 : Birstall Parish Church of St.James by Wesley Trevor Johnston
by Wesley Trevor Johnston
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