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<< Our Photo Pages >> Alveley Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Shropshire

Submitted by dooclay on Thursday, 29 February 2024  Page Views: 37

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Alveley Cross
Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Wolverhampton  Nearest Village: Alveley
Map Ref: SO7595584525
Latitude: 52.458140N  Longitude: 2.355294W
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
5

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Alveley Cross
Alveley Cross submitted by dooclay : The Headless Cross at Alveley (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Shropshire

Historic England describe the site thus:
'A headless truncated stone shaft raised on a base and three stone steps, sexagonal on plan'.
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SO7584 : South side of the nave of St Mary's church by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2017(licence)
SO7584 : Alveley Church Cross by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2013(licence)
SO7584 : Ancient cross base at St Mary's church by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
©2024(licence)
SO7584 : Sandstone walls immediately to the south of the church by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2017(licence)
SO7584 : Medieval cross base in the churchyard by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2017(licence)

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