<< Our Photo Pages >> Great Shefford Churchyard Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Berkshire
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Great Shefford Churchyard Cross Alternative Name: St Marys CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.136 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Berkshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Swindon Nearest Village: Great Shefford
Map Ref: SU380753
Latitude: 51.475391N Longitude: 1.45425W
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 |
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Ancient Cross in Berkshire
From Berkshire HER: In the churchyard of St Mary's, Great Shefford, opposite a gateway in the wall around the Manor House, is a stone cross. The base and shaft are described as 15th century but the top of the cross is 19th century
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