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In the churchyard of St
Peter’s Church |
| Description |
The remains of a Saxon
cross, found built into the church wall in 1841. There
are three fragments cemented together in the graveyard.
The lower two fragments belong together but the top
fragment has a different interlace pattern and must
be from another cross. They have interlace decoration
on all 4 faces and are thought to date to the 8th century.
Predominantly found in the North of England, these
highly decorated Anglo-Saxon crosses were put up throughout
the 8th, 9th and 10th centuries. The cross heads were
small in relation to the shafts, where most of the decoration
is found. The cross heads could be circular or a simple
cross. They are believed to have had both religious
and community significance such as acting as boundary
stones or marking meeting places. |
