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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Norbury Cross Alternative Name: St Barloks CrossCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Rocester Nearest Village: Norbury
Map Ref: SK126424
Latitude: 52.978801N Longitude: 1.813795W
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 |
0 | no data |
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The cross-shaft is ornately carved with interlacing on three sides and what is probably ropework at the edges. There is a hint of Northumbrian design-work here. It is said to date somewhere from between the 9th and 11th centuries. St Barlok is a rare dedication to a 7th century Irish saint. He is said to be identical with St Barruc, (ie St Finbarrus of Cork). However, his dedications are generally in S.Wales and Cornwall, and certainly not here in Derbyshire. So this is very odd to say the least.
There are some other fragments of a cross, but nothing on a par with the one I have picked out. The church is quite nice to look at, when it is open.
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