Remains of Preaching Cross, Church of St. James
A Grade II Listed Building in Wick, Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4382 / 51°26'17"N
Longitude: -3.5504 / 3°33'1"W
OS Eastings: 292330
OS Northings: 172166
OS Grid: SS923721
Mapcode National: GBR HF.NPN0
Mapcode Global: VH5HY.D3WS
Plus Code: 9C3RCCQX+7R
Entry Name: Remains of Preaching Cross, Church of St. James
Listing Date: 27 November 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 20975
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300020975
Location: Located in the Churchayrd to the S of the Church of St James.
County: Vale of Glamorgan
Community: Wick (Y Wig)
Community: Wick
Built-Up Area: Wick
Traditional County: Glamorgan
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Preaching cross
History
Medieval preaching cross.
Exterior
The remains of a shaft, one-and-a-half-stones high, survive on a pyramidal base. The base is set on 3 square steps of rubble masonry with flat coping stones.
Reasons for Listing
Listed as the substantial remains of a medieval preaching cross and notwithstanding the loss of the upper parts of its shaft.
Group value with the Church of St. James.
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