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Ancient Crosses in Merseyside, England
4 sites recorded, with photos, maps and visitor reports
For ease of searching our database, sites in the metropolitan boroughs of Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and The Wirral are grouped under the old county of Merseyside. 
Christian Symbol in stone, older than 1000AD. Images from the Pagan past co-exist with Christian symbolism on many early cross shafts. Writhing serpents, ancient gods, foliage, rosettes and sun spirals are all to be found alongside strange interpretations of the crucifixion. Leaning broken by a stile or standing proudly in a churchyard, hidden in a tangled hedgerow or high on a bleak moor, these crosses waymark the passage from Paganism to Christianity. Read More 
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St Barnabas (Bromborough) . Ancient Cross in Merseyside
Posted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 26 May 2007
Condition: 2, Ambience: 3, Access: 5, Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic)
St Luke's Church (Farnworth) . Ancient Cross in Merseyside
Posted by cactus_chris on Saturday, 25 November 2023
Condition: 3, Accuracy: 5 (No Pic)
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Hilbre Island (Wirral Peninsula) . Ancient Cross in Merseyside
Posted by Anne T on Monday, 14 January 2019
Accuracy: 3 (No Pic)
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St Mary (Walton on the Hill) . Ancient Cross in Merseyside
Posted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 26 May 2007
Accuracy: 4 (No Pic)
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