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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Marys (Astbury)Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Congleton Nearest Village: Astbury
Map Ref: SJ847615
Latitude: 53.150415N Longitude: 2.230227W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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elad13 visited on 21st Dec 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Part of a Saxon cross shaft to the rear of the Church, above a doorway in the North West corner. Spirals and curved motifs are visble on the outward facing side. An Anglo Saxon church once stood on the site. Also of interest is a 2,000 year old hollow yew tree to the North East of the original churchyard. If visiting in April, the triangular green to the west of the church is covered in daffodils, making a most breathtaking spectacle. Access to the church subject to church opening. Church website HERE.
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