<< Our Photo Pages >> Church of St Mary the Virgin (Acton) - Ancient Cross in England in Cheshire
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Church of St Mary the Virgin (Acton)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.667 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cheshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Nantwich Nearest Village: Acton
Map Ref: SJ63175308
Latitude: 53.073673N Longitude: 2.551172W
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 |
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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 |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Some Saxon fragments remaining in Acton church, which is on the site of an earlier Saxon structure. The fragments are at the east end of the church, facing the impressive Wilbraham Memorial. Access is pretty much limited to church services, or unless by prior arrangement. Not hugely impressive in themselves, visiting these is pretty much for the enthusiast.
The church is an interesting mix of styles, inside and out, and the churchyard has several other features of interest whilst there. Cricketing buffs might be pleased to know there is the grave of Albert Neilson Hornby in the east of the churchyard near the main road (look for the cricket stumps etc on the memorial!); some 17th century almshouses, and a monumental sundial.
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