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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Doffcocker Cross Alternative Name: St Jame's Church CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.932 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Greater Manchester Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bolton Nearest Village: Doffcocker
Map Ref: SD6846411027
Latitude: 53.594861N Longitude: 2.477948W
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| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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The Doffcocker cross, an Anglo-Saxon monument, stands just within the precint of the Roman Catholic church of St James the Great on Bowland Drive at Johnson Fold, few miles north-west of Bolton city centre. The A58 road is just a little north of the church. This odd-shaped cross is best viewed from Montserrat Road at the other side of the church. There is a well-tended little garden around the base of the cross.
This tall slender cross is said to be around 7 feet tall and although the age is unknown, the thinking is that it dates from somewhere between the 7th-11th century CE. At some point it was being used as a bridge crossing a nearby stream but, thankfully it was brought here for safety because it was recognised as being an ancient monument. The three-armed stumpy cross-head has been crudely fashioned, but the shaft is long and slender. There are some faint traces of carving on the edge and front-side, similar to notches - perhaps part of a very worn inscription or some Saxon carving ?
The cross-head is similar to 'The Paulinus Cross' at Kemple End on Longridge Fell in Lancashire, and the shaft much the same as that of 'The Burnley Cross' in Lancashire. So this cross must also be considered to be one set up as a preaching cross by St Paulinus in the 7th century CE.
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