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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carperby Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 13 August 2019  Page Views: 913

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Carperby Cross Alternative Name: Carperby-cum-Thoresby Cross
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Leyburn  Nearest Village: Carperby
Map Ref: SE0063189729
Latitude: 54.303168N  Longitude: 1.991806W
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:
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
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Anne T visited on 8th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Carperby Cross: Not on our original schedule, we drove past this market cross and just had to turn back to take a closer look. Located on the village green in Carperby, which is a long, narrow, triangular strip of grass orientated SW-NE, the base or steps of the cross looked ancient, whereas the shaft of the cross looks modern, although it is dated 1674. The top of the cross has been broken off and re-cemented in at some stage. There are some interesting carved faces at the ends of the short, horizontal arms. The information sign reads: “Carperby (West End). ‘Kerperbi’ is found in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name probably comes from early Scandinavian settlers, with ‘-by’ meaning farmstead and ‘kjarr’ meaning a bushy, boggy area, in old Danish. Carperby has been designated as a Conservation Area because of its important historic character. The village is unusual in that it has two distinct centres, one at this end around the 17th century market cross and one at the east end where the original medieval manor house may have been. The Market The Market Cross suggests that Carperby’s medieval markets were held here but research shows otherwise. The original site at the far end of the village seems to have fallen into disuse after 1587 when Askrigg began to corner trade in the upper dale. It was briefly revived again in the 17th century, but this time at this end of the village. The date of 1674 carved on the cross supports this theory. Religion From the mid-17th century, non-conformism began to sweep through the Yorkshire Dales. The first converts worshipped in each other’s houses but eventually they built their own chapels. West Lea Cottage was the first Methodist chapel, built in 1826. A little further east is its 1890 replacement (Greygarth), a simple Gothic building. The Grade II listed Friends Meeting House of 1864 is the most sophisticated looking building in the village, with its heavily carved stonework. It seems to have replaced an earlier meeting house (Quaker Cottages) licensed in 1828 but later converted into cottages. Education Formal education in Carperby was provided by the school (Quarter House). It looks to be of 19th century date and the school records go back to 1870. A shaped tablet between the windows is inscribed ‘Carperby School’ but the rest is hidden by the later porch roof. The school closed in 1962.”

Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : The cross from the village green, just to its western side, looking up the road through the village towards Redmire and Leyburn (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Yorkshire (North)

The Carperby Market Cross is dated 1674, although the seven, graduated, square steps upon which it is mounted appear to be much older. It is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 48677 and Historic England List ID 1301384, and scheduled as Historic England List ID 1014004.

The cross also has a panel on its south western side which includes the inscription 'RB' and the date of 1843 (the date of its most recent restoration), along with two bas relief masks at the ends of the horizontal arms.

The information sign nearby tells us: "'Kerperbi’ is found in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name probably comes from early Scandinavian settlers, with ‘-by’ meaning farmstead and ‘kjarr’ meaning a bushy, boggy area, in old Danish … The village is unusual in that it has two distinct centres, one at this end around the 17th century market cross and one at the east end where the original medieval manor house may have been … The original site (of the cross) at the far end of the village seems to have fallen into disuse after 1587 when Askrigg began to corner trade in the upper dale".
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Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : One of the carved, bas relief heads, now much worn, on its north western arm (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : The SW side of the cross. The initials RB and the date of its most recent restoration (1843) is carved into the top (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : The NW side of the cross shaft, with its broken and re-attached head (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : Standing just to the north east of the cross, on the edge of the village green, looking south west across it (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carperby Cross
Carperby Cross submitted by Anne T : We parked on the small road to the west of the small, triangular village green. This was our first view of the Carperby Market Cross from its south western corner, looking over to the road which runs from Redmire to Askrigg. On UK Grid Reference Finder, the road is called ‘Yorkshire Dales’

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