Part of Stone Cross - St Botolph and St John The Baptist - Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Part of a stone cross, possibly Saxon or early Norman, in St Botolph and St John The Baptist's church, Croxton Kerrial.

"According to the Domesday Book of 1086 Croxton, Knipton and Harston were all part of one manor belonging to the king. The survey mentions 24 canicates of land, 30 socman with 8 ploughs; 22 villeins and 2 borders had 21/2 ploughs. In the demesne there were 2 ploughs and 5 serfs. The survey also lists 2 mills and 30 acres of meadow. Altogether, there were 59 souls in the manor which was quite populous for the area at the time.

There is no mention of an extant church, but some lists appear mentioning a priest, so it is possible that a church of some sort was there at the time It is certainly true that the remains of an Anglo-Saxon cross was found in Croxton churchyard (1968) near the present porch, and can be seen located in the south aisle, east end."

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