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St Peter's Cross and Village Cage

A Grade I Listed Building in Lingfield, Surrey

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Latitude: 51.1746 / 51°10'28"N

Longitude: -0.0188 / 0°1'7"W

OS Eastings: 538590

OS Northings: 143568

OS Grid: TQ385435

Mapcode National: GBR KLC.82R

Mapcode Global: VHGSL.MQDY

Plus Code: 9C3X5XFJ+RF

Entry Name: St Peter's Cross and Village Cage

Listing Date: 11 June 1958

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1205403

English Heritage Legacy ID: 287434

Also known as: Village cage and St Peter's Cross
Old Gaol
Old Gaol, Lnigfield, Surrey

ID on this website: 101205403

Location: Lingfield, Tandridge, Surrey, RH7

County: Surrey

District: Tandridge

Civil Parish: Lingfield

Built-Up Area: Lingfield

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Surrey

Church of England Parish: Lingfield St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: Village lock-up Stone cross

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Description


TQ 34 SE
9/194
11/6/58

LINGFIELD C.P.
GODSTONE ROAD
(PLAISTOW STREET)

St. Peter's Cross and
Village Cage

GV
I

Cross with Village cage attached. Circa 1437 with cage added in 1773. Coursed
stone, hipped Horsham slab roof pyramidal over tower. Cell to north with square
stepped tower to south. Rectangular openings to each face of tower, flat plinth
to former cross on top. Inscribed panel detailing history of Cross and cage
on south face. Cell to north with planked door in north side, grilled opening
above to centre.
Former Village cage for locking up wrongdoers and last used in 1882; the Cross
and cage form an important focal point by the Village pond.

PEVSNER: - Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) p. 349
MANNING & BRAY:-- History of Surrey c1806 Vol.
VCH: - Vol. IV p.505

Listing NGR: TQ3859043568

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