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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Holy Trinity (Much Wenlock)Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Much Wenlock
Map Ref: SO623999
Latitude: 52.595578N Longitude: 2.557993W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Cross in Shropshire
A sandstone cross in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, not far from the porch. Possibly dated to post 1066, though maybe earlier. Enquiry with the tourist information centre, who telephoned a local historian on my behalf yielded uncertain information, as did a chance meeting with local author Vivien Bellamy, who wrote "A History of Much Wenlock".
An octagonal base, with what appears a lead lining in the socket for a well eroded shaft, several feet high.
Circa 680 AD St Milburga founded an Anglo-Saxon community here, and at this very location was the Nun's Church.
Surprisingly the guide leaflet, for sale in the church, makes no mention of the cross. All information specifically about the cross comes from the Shropshire Sites & Monuments record.
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