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Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Ysceifiog, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2335 / 53°14'0"N

Longitude: -3.2709 / 3°16'15"W

OS Eastings: 315263

OS Northings: 371470

OS Grid: SJ152714

Mapcode National: GBR 6T.09Y2

Mapcode Global: WH76Q.QZLJ

Plus Code: 9C5R6PMH+9J

Entry Name: Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church

Listing Date: 6 November 1962

Last Amended: 31 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 344

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300000344

Location: In the churchyard on the S side of the church.

County: Flintshire

Community: Ysceifiog

Community: Ysceifiog

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Christian cross

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History

The earliest known date for a church at Ysceifiog is 1254, but the cross is probably of C15 date.

Exterior

The fragment of the cross comprising an octagonal stone base, and an octagonal tapering stone shaft surviving to a height of approximately 0.9m. A fragment of the cross head lies on the base.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a surviving fragment of a medieval cross, and for group value with the church of St Mary.

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  • II Church of St Mary
    In the centre of the village and within a walled churchyard.
  • II The Old Rectory
    Immediately E of the church of St Mary and set back from the road in its own grounds.
  • II Ysceifiog Community Hall
    At the main village crossroads, about 100m NW of St Mary's Church.
  • II School House, including forecourt railings
    Attached to the W side of the Community Hall, which is at main village crossroads, about 100m NW of St Mary's Church.
  • II Stable at Fox Inn
    On the R-hand (E) side of the Fox Inn and adjacent to the School House.
  • II Fox Inn
    On the N side of the main road through the village, approximately 100m NW of the church.
  • II Gledlom
    Approximately 0.75km SE of Ysceifiog church and reached by farm road S of Ffordd Gledlom between Ysceifiog and Lixwm.
  • II Swan Cottage
    An isolated house set at right angles from the A541 between Melin-y-wern and Ddol.

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