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Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of Dorchester Abbey

A Grade I Listed Building in Dorchester, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6435 / 51°38'36"N

Longitude: -1.1648 / 1°9'53"W

OS Eastings: 457890

OS Northings: 194188

OS Grid: SU578941

Mapcode National: GBR 90F.SFN

Mapcode Global: VHCY8.RYLG

Plus Code: 9C3WJRVP+C3

Entry Name: Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of Dorchester Abbey

Listing Date: 18 July 1963

Last Amended: 14 May 1986

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1047865

English Heritage Legacy ID: 248075

ID on this website: 101047865

Location: The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, Dorchester, South Oxfordshire, OX10

County: Oxfordshire

District: South Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Dorchester

Built-Up Area: Dorchester

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Dorchester

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

Tagged with: Monumental cross

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Description


DORCHESTER HIGH STREET
SU 5794 (East side
5/46 Churchyard cross approx. ha. S
18/07/63 of Dorchester Abbey
(Formerly listed as Preaching
Cross)

GV I

Churchyard cross. C14/C15, restored 1872 by Sir G. Gilbert Scott. Limestone.
Tapering octagonal shaft rises from a square base, with corner stops and a
moulded octagonal upper face, set on 3 restored octagonal steps. C19 head is
richly carved with 4 canopied niches, containing figures, and an apex cross.


Listing NGR: SU5789094188

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