Saxon cross shaft, St Mary's church - Newent, Gloucestershire
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N 51° 55.877 W 002° 24.216
30U E 541005 N 5753562
9th century cross shaft in porch of St Mary's church, Newent.
Waymark Code: WMMQM8
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/26/2014
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"St Mary's Church at Newent, Gloucestershire. In the 13th century CE church of St Mary there is a late Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft and an 11th century stone. The church is famous for its 150 foot high spire. The church site is Anglo-Saxon but there was a Roman settlement here back in the 2nd century CE.
In the porch there is a 9th century cross shaft. The carvings on the front, although rather worn, depict Adam and Eve along with a serpent entwined round what is probably The Tree of Knowledge."
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