Tree Cross, Moretonhampstead, Devon UK
N 50° 39.642 W 003° 45.771
30U E 446081 N 5612372
A granite cross in the centre of a Dartmoor Town.
Waymark Code: WM7YPM
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/24/2009
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The cross was first mentioned before 1636 and stands at the foot of a tree, the cross, a remnant of the original Old Market Cross that was the preaching point around which Moretonhampstead first established itself as a village.
The tree has had various names over the years such as The Cross Tree, The Dancing Tree and The Punchbowl Tree.
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