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Village Cross Adjacent to Entrance of and in Churchyard, Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Meare, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1716 / 51°10'17"N

Longitude: -2.7805 / 2°46'49"W

OS Eastings: 345531

OS Northings: 141662

OS Grid: ST455416

Mapcode National: GBR MG.6KDH

Mapcode Global: VH7DF.RTF7

Plus Code: 9C3V56C9+JR

Entry Name: Village Cross Adjacent to Entrance of and in Churchyard, Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 22 November 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1058751

English Heritage Legacy ID: 267768

ID on this website: 101058751

Location: St Mary's Church, Meare, Somerset, BA6

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Meare

Built-Up Area: Oxenpill

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Stone cross

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Description


MEARE CP ST. MARY'S ROAD (North side)
ST44SE

3/53 Village Cross adjacent to
entrance of and in Churchyard,
Church of St. Mary
22.11.66

GV II*

Village Cross. C15. Repaired 1979. Dressed stone. Base composed of 2 square steps, the lower benched with a dripmould
and splayed set-off. Large square socket, the upper face octagonal with broad convex broaches; tapering octagonal shaft
capped by the base of the calvary; C19 finial cross. Cross formerly stood on the roadside, moved to present position
early C19. (Pooley, Old Crosses of Somerset, 1877).


Listing NGR: ST4553141662

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