Saxon Cross Shaft c. 10 M to S of Church of Saint Oswald's West Hauxwell, England

Listed Building Data

Saxon Cross Shaft c. 10 M to S of Church of Saint Oswald's has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1318612
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II
Date Listed
13 February 1967
Name
SAXON CROSS SHAFT APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF SAINT OSWALD'S
Location
SAXON CROSS SHAFT APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF SAINT OSWALD'S
Parish
West Hauxwell
District
Richmondshire
County
North Yorkshire
Grid Reference
SE 16560 93070
Easting
416560.0000
Northing
493070.0000

Listed Building Description

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WEST HAUXWELL SE 19 SE 8/42 Saxon cross shaft approximately 10 metres to south of Church of 13.2.67 Saint Oswald's II GV

Cross shaft. C8-C9. Shaft approximately 2 metres high, set on a plain base. Anglo-Danish. On the east side, a knot pattern and a panel for inscription, recorded as "Crux Sci Gacobi" (Pevsner, Buildings of England, North Riding (1966), p.183). This is traditionally thought to have commemorated Saint James the Deacon, d.690, who is said to have founded the church (notes on display in the church porch). Scheduled as an Ancient Monument. VCII i, p. 249.

Listing NGR: SE1656093070