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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Oswald (Winwick) - Ancient Cross in England in Cheshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 11 May 2007  Page Views: 9237

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Oswald (Winwick)
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Warrington  Nearest Village: Winwick
Map Ref: SJ6037592833
Latitude: 53.430784N  Longitude: 2.59785W
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
2 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.
1 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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St Oswald (Winwick)
St Oswald (Winwick) submitted by TimPrevett : The enormous cross arm at Winwick, from a cross believed to have been 20 feet tall. Compare with the Sandbach Crosses for height. This was being used as a tomb stone (engraving on rear); carvings at either end of the arms relate Oswald being dismembered by the Pagan King Penda's supporters, and people carrying water from the nearby well which was formed, it is said, by the carrying away of soil fr... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cheshire

The central arm of a large cross now inside St Oswald's, Winwick, on the window sill of the Gerard Chapel. The remains of this Saxon cross are recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 73584, which tells us the cross was dug up from the churchyard in 1830. Whilst it is commonly referred to as a memorial of King Oswald, it may just be an 'ordinary preaching cross from Norman times'.

Pastscape adds this is "one of the largest pre-Conquest cross-heads to survive in England".

The cross head is not mentioned in the scheduling information, although a photograph of the cross can be found in the contributions section; see Historic England List ID 1278428; click on 'contributions' and scroll down the entries.

The cross, plus carvings on the tower of the church, are described on the Journal of Antiquities' page for St Oswald’s Church, Winwick, Lancashire, which includes drawings, background information on the church, its artefacts and about St Oswald. The Journal also includes a list of reference sources for more information.
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St Oswald (Winwick)
St Oswald (Winwick) submitted by Sunny100 : Photo/plaque from above St Oswald's Cross showing the carvings on the cross arm, and what the original cross would have looked like. It probably dates from the 7th-9th century, though there is uncertainty about that. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Oswald (Winwick)
St Oswald (Winwick) submitted by Sunny100 : Detail of section of carving on the pre-Conquest cross inside the church. It shows St Oswald being martyred upside down by two pagan Mercians 642 AD at Maserfield. Winwick was one of a number of places credited with having the saint's relics. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Oswald (Winwick)
St Oswald (Winwick) submitted by TimPrevett : Another view of the cross arm, which rests above the radiator. Beneath the carpet here, is also a Crusader's tomb (covered over due to wear), and the marriage certificate of the Captain of The Titanic is also at the church, a copy framed in this Gerard Chapel. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ6092 : Church of St Oswald, Winwick by John Lord
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SJ6092 : St Oswald's Church, Winwick by Colin Park
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SJ6092 : St Oswalds Church, Winwick by thejackrustles
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SJ6092 : Church of St Oswald, Winwick by John Lord
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 1.1km ENE 69° Highfield Lane* Round Barrow(s) (SJ61379320)
 1.3km NNE 16° St Oswald's Well (Winwick)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ6074294099)
 2.2km NNW 335° The Bloody Stone* Marker Stone (SJ59469488)
 2.5km NE 37° Lowton Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SJ619948)
 3.3km ESE 124° Parkfields Park Stone Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SJ63119099)
 3.4km NNW 346° Castle Hill (Newton Le Willows)* Round Barrow(s) (SJ59609617)
 4.4km ESE 113° The Birchwood Monolith* Modern Stone Circle etc (SJ64409110)
 4.6km SSE 163° St Elphin's Well (Warrington) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ61698847)
 5.0km NNW 345° Lady Hill* Round Barrow(s) (SJ5916497670)
 5.1km ENE 61° Kinknall Stone Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SJ649953)
 5.3km WNW 297° Windmill Hill (Earlestown)* Round Barrow(s) (SJ55639531)
 8.7km E 85° Great Woolden Hall Farm* Hillfort (SJ691935)
 9.4km E 89° Great Woolden Hall Ancient Village or Settlement (SJ698929)
 10.0km WSW 239° St Luke's Church (Farnworth) Ancient Cross (SJ5171287749)
 10.5km W 262° St Anne's Well (St Helens)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ49969143)
 12.9km SE 138° Legh Oaks Farm Ancient Village or Settlement (SJ690832)
 13.6km N 352° Mabs Cross* Ancient Cross (SD5852706268)
 13.6km S 174° Whitley Village Round Barrow(s) (SJ617793)
 14.1km ESE 116° Fairy Brow Round Barrow(s) (SJ73088654)
 14.2km NE 54° Boothstown Round Barrow(s) (SD720010)
 14.2km ESE 119° Arthill Heath Farm Ancient Village or Settlement (SJ728859)
 15.7km SE 130° Bucklow Hill* Round Barrow(s) (SJ7235582567)
 16.1km SSE 158° Robin Hoods Butts Round Barrow(s) (SJ662778)
 16.6km ESE 123° Rostherne Celtic Head* Sculptured Stone (SJ743837)
 17.3km SSW 201° Bradley Earthworks* Hillfort (SJ539768)
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Re: St Oswald (Winwick) by Anonymous on Saturday, 02 May 2009
St Oswalds is reputedly built on the sight of a heng monument, and the paths of the roads passing by the church take a similar path to the roads through Avebury. There were several burial mounds in the surroundig fields until the 60's, when they became back fill for the nearby motorway. Also associated with legends of gaints from africa.
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Re: St Oswald (Winwick) by TimPrevett on Friday, 01 June 2007
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Access subject to church opening, or fortuitous meeting of a keyholder crossing the road! Much gratitude to the gentleman who let us in and showed us the church, also giving us shelter from a vicious rain storm just brewing.
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