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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Oswald (East Hauxwell)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Richmond Nearest Village: East Hauxwell
Map Ref: SE168937
Latitude: 54.338583N Longitude: 1.743115W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 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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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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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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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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St Oswald's Church, East Hauxley, dates largely from the 11th and 13th centuries and "the C11th nave and chancel probably form the oldest church in Richmondshire" according to the church's Welcome Leaflet.
There are two Anglo-Danish crosses to be found here. One sits in the churchyard about 20 yards south of the south porch, near a neatly trimmed yew tree. This dates from the 9th century (although the church guide says late 10th to 11th century) and shows latticework on both sides of the cross shaft. The cross head has been heavily mutilated, although it still possible to make out some decoration.
The second Anglo-Danish cross, also dating from the 9th century, can be found re-used as a lintel in a blocked up door-way in the north wall of the church. For those interested in church architecture, there is some unusual herringbone masonry to be found in both the north and south walls and there are original Norman arches over the south entrance door and between the nave and chancel.
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