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Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas a Becket

A Grade II* Listed Building in Devauden, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6939 / 51°41'37"N

Longitude: -2.791 / 2°47'27"W

OS Eastings: 345425

OS Northings: 199754

OS Grid: ST454997

Mapcode National: GBR JG.4GPF

Mapcode Global: VH79X.KPWB

Plus Code: 9C3VM6V5+GJ

Entry Name: Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas a Becket

Listing Date: 19 August 1955

Last Amended: 8 September 2000

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2024

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: St. Thomas a Becket's Churchyard Cross, Wolvesnewton

ID on this website: 300002024

Location: About 15m south of the church.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Devauden

Community: Devauden

Locality: Wolvesnewton

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Churchyard cross

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History

In origin a medieval cross, probably C15, but reconstructed as a memorial to WWI in c1920.

Exterior

All limestone cross with stepped base, shaft and restored head. The cross has a square base of cut stone with a paved top. This is part of the c1920 reconstruction. On this are two medieval and a reconstructed third step. This carries a broached socket stone which is medieval, a tall octagonal shaft which is probably medieval and a plain chamfered cross of c1920. The top step carries a relief inscription as a war memorial.

Reasons for Listing

Included and highly graded as a medieval churchyard cross well reconstructed as a memorial to WWI and having group value with the Church of St Thomas a Becket.

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  • II* Church of St Thomas a Becket
    In the centre of Wolvesnewton village on the north side of the road west from Cobbler's Plain.
  • II Great House Farmhouse
    About lkm east of the Church of St Thomas a Becket on the north side of the road to Cobbler's Plain and Devauden.
  • II Model Farm, Mill Building
    About 2km south west of the Church of St Thomas a Becket approached down a long cul-de-sac lane off the south side of the road to Usk.
  • II Model Farm, Roundhouse
    About 2km south west of the Church of St Thomas a Becket approached down a long cul-de-sac lane off the south side of the road to Usk.
  • II Model Farm, Farmhouse
    About 2km south west of the Church of St Thomas a Becket approached down a long cul-de-sac lane off the south side of the road to Usk.
  • II* Church of the Holy Cross
    About 500m north of Kilgwrrwg House and approached by a footpath from it. Kilgwrrwg House is about 3km west of Devauden village approached by a long cul-de-sac lane.
  • II Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross
    About 10m south of the Church of the Holy Cross

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