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Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 24 February 2019  Page Views: 813

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Mary's Churchyard Cross (Wirksworth)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.119 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Wirksworth
Map Ref: SK2872353963
Latitude: 53.082122N  Longitude: 1.572653W
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
3 Ambience:
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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
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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
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Anne T visited on 17th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 St Mary's Churchyard Cross, Wirksworth: I've split this page off as the cross has it's own HE scheduling record and Pastscape record, and got a little lost in with the other Anglo Saxon carved stones within the church itself. Until we wandered around the churchyard, we didn't know this cross was here, so it was a really nice surprise to have seen it.

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St Mary's Churchyard Cross (Wirksworth)
St Mary's Churchyard Cross (Wirksworth) submitted by Anne T : This cross shaft and base sits in the north west part of the church yard. The church guide tells me that whilst the cross shaft dates from the 13th century, the cross base is pre-Norman. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Derbyshire

Whilst the church of St Mary the Virgin has a number of Anglo Saxon carved stones within it, this free standing cross can be found in the churchyard and deserves a mention in its own right.

This churchyard cross is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1008822, which tell us the cross is located west of the church, and comprises a dressed rectangular socket stone and a rectangular, 1.3m tall, cross shaft. The cross head has now been lost. "Because St Mary's Church is known to have originated in the Anglian period, it has been suggested that the socle was originally that of an Anglian high cross and that the medieval shaft was fitted into it after being moved from the market place. However, from appearances there is no evidence for this. Weathering and toolmarks on the socle match it to the shaft and it is more likely that both date to the 13th century when the church was rebuilt".

The cross is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 310955.
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St Mary's Churchyard Cross (Wirksworth)
St Mary's Churchyard Cross (Wirksworth) submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK2853 : Remains of churchyard cross, Wirksworth by Jonathan Thacker
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SK2853 : Interior of St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth by Derek Voller
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SK2853 : The Chancel, St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth by Derek Voller
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SK2853 : St Mary, Wirksworth by John Salmon
by John Salmon
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SK2853 : Rear of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbys by David Hallam-Jones
by David Hallam-Jones
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