Monument record MDO43622 - Cross, Winterborne Stickland

The base of the village cross was in the roadway in 1910, and what was thought to be the head of the cross had been found during a restoration of the church in 1890, and built into the church porch. The cross base is of the 14th-15th century.

"A cross formerly stood in the centre of the villlage, opposite the entrance to the churchyard, and a tree growing near the site is still known as the "cross tree". <2>

The base of the village cross was "in the roadway" in 1910, and what was thought to be the head of the cross had been found during a restoration of the church in 1890, and built into the church porch. <3>

ST 83480457. The socket stone is set in the road and is now almost level with the road surface. It is consequently in very poor condition but appears to be of the common 14th/15th century type, 0.9m. square with chamfered top corners so that the top has an octagonal plan. The mortise for the shaft is now a circular basin 0.25m. in diameter and 0.1m. deep. There is nothing in the church porch that resembles the head of a cross. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1929 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 83490456) Cross (NR) (Rems of).

<2> Hutchins, J, 1861, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 3rd edition, 335 (Monograph). SDO12569.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1910, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club (Serial). SDO21.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-SEP-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS55/F207/2 (Index). SDO14738.

SOCKET STONE OF MEDIEVAL CROSS AT WINTERBOURNE STICKLAND FROM THE NORTH-EAST.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205737 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 4:17PM