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<< Our Photo Pages >> Webb Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 06 January 2004  Page Views: 10923

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Webb Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.781 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Staffordshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stafford  Nearest Village: Bradley
Map Ref: SJ881177  Landranger Map Number: 127
Latitude: 52.756776N  Longitude: 2.177765W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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no data 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
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Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Webb Stone SJ881177 There is not one stone in Bradley (pronounced Braid-lee), not two, but three! In the parish church of All Saints (which is on the highest part of the village, and is thought likely to be a Christianised pagan site), there is a local guidebook, "A Chronicle of Bradeley - The Story of an English Village 1000-2000AD" by William & Anne Wilkinson. Despite its subtitle, page... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Staffordshire

There is not one stone in Bradley (pronounced Braid-lee), not two, but three! In the parish church of All Saints (which is on the highest part of the village, and is thought likely to be a Christianised pagan site), there is a local guidebook, "A Chronicle of Bradeley - The Story of an English Village 1000-2000AD" by William & Anne Wilkinson. Despite its subtitle, page 5 does have entries on its monuments prior to 1000AD.

These stones are in fact "glacial erratics" deposited here by the thawing of the ice from the last Ice Age. The stone nearest the church, actually sits between two boards for the Red Lion pub (SJ 880179) which is also is probably the best parking spot, and unfortunately was not open when we visited with hungry tummies!); the next stone, (SJ880178) a little further down the lane to the south on the right, on the corner of the Old Post Office, and then following the road around a slight corner, The Webb Stone sits on the right, at the edge of a drive to some private houses. I read this grid ref just slighltly different as actually SJ880177, putting it on the west of the lane running N-S.

One local tradition makes the church predate the stones. The Devil stole the stones from the church so he could use them in the construction of hell; as he ran, the stones became heavier (they always do, when you're carrying something), and dropped them, and they rolled to their current positions, The Webb Stone being the farthest from the village centre.

More local folklore: 1) The Webb Stone is also called "The Wanderer", and additionally said to spin around sometimes (on its axis I assume). 2) At "The Bradeley Wakes" on 31st October, and before the arrival of All Saints' Day, village virgins would take offerings of cakes to the stone, and by the next morning they would know the name of their husbands to be, and 3) If the stone was moved, then local livestock and crops may well suffer - I wonder if making a primrose flower bed next to it counts? When we looked at The Webb Stone itself, the side facing away from the road definetly maybe (!) has some sort of feature marked into it. I thought it could be a Celtic Cross, and my wife wondered if it might be a face of some sort! Having reviewed the pictures, I am also inclined to think there is some sort of eroded feature on the side nearest the road. I also spotted a 'suspicious' looking stone on the way to Bradley from Penkridge, peeking over a field boundary, on a junction - ref. approx. SJ885174.
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Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : One of the stones in Bradley said to have been stolen from the church by the Devil. This is the stone highest up in the village. The actual Webb Stone, is the lowest, furthest stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Webb Stone SJ881177 There is not one stone in Bradley (pronounced Braid-lee), not two, but three! In the parish church of All Saints (which is on the highest part of the village, and is thought likely to be a Christianised pagan site), there is a local guidebook, "A Chronicle of Bradeley - The Story of an English Village 1000-2000AD" by William & Anne Wilkinson. Despite its subtitle, page... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by postman : The smallest of the three? stones, the others are behind us down the road. (I'm not sure where the flatter squarer stone came from) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Webb Stone submitted by postman : The middle stone in the row is also the middle sized stone. The biggest one , the Webb stone itself, is just round the bend down the road, the smallest one behind us is next to the pub. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Webb Stone submitted by postman : Next to a house called Lyndhurst, No plonker lives here though, as far as I know. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by postman : A green and slightly slimy stone.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : Exiting the lanes from Bradley, there is this smooth large lump of granite, also on a junction, just like the Webb Stone. Is this a forgotten part of that family?

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : Another angle, the east face of the stone.

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Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The webbed side of the Webb Stone.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : Showing the location of the Webb Stone on a junction.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : Showing the location of the stone on a junction.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The middle stones of the stones in Bradley, downhill on the right from the one outside the Red Lion.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : One of the stones in Bradley said to have been stolen from the church by the Devil, looking down the lane where the stones are meant to have rolled when the Devil dropped them. This is the stone highest up in the village. The actual Webb Stone, is the lowest, furthest stone.

Webb Stone
Webb Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Webb Stone SJ881177 There is not one stone in Bradley (pronounced Braid-lee), not two, but three! In the parish church of All Saints (which is on the highest part of the village, and is thought likely to be a Christianised pagan site), there is a local guidebook, "A Chronicle of Bradeley - The Story of an English Village 1000-2000AD" by William & Anne Wilkinson. Despite its subtitle, page... (1 comment)

Webb Stone
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Re: Webb Stone by Anonymous on Friday, 06 August 2021
There is someone living at Lyndhurst and I can confirm that they aren’t “Plonka’s”
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