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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stapleford Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Nottinghamshire

Submitted by Thorgrim on Thursday, 07 October 2004  Page Views: 6706

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stapleford Cross Alternative Name: St Helen's (Stapleford), Stapleford Parish Church
Country: England County: Nottinghamshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Nottingham  Nearest Village: Stapleford
Map Ref: SK489373
Latitude: 52.930885N  Longitude: 1.273973W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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
3

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Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by RoyB : Anglian cross shaft beautifully carved on four sides. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Nottinghamshire

Anglian cross shaft carved on four sides

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Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by TimPrevett : Beautiful remains of the 7th / 8th Century Cross shaft at St Helen's, Stapleford. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by TimPrevett : Beautiful remains of the 7th / 8th Century Cross shaft at St Helen's, Stapleford. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by TimPrevett : Beautiful remains of the 7th / 8th Century Cross shaft at St Helen's, Stapleford. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stapleford Cross
Stapleford Cross submitted by astronomer : Although in Nottinghamshire, the Stapleford Mercian cross is architecturally similar to those in NW Mercia, Leek, Chebsey and Elliseg'd pillar. Stapleford was arguably on the Viking side of the Danelaw.

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Re: Stapleford Cross by TimPrevett on Friday, 11 May 2007
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I take it the very top part of the cross is relatively modern?
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