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Stagden Cross, Essex

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Stagden Cross, Essex
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A named place photographed at this map point in Uttlesford.
Stagden Cross, Essex, is a medieval high cross, likely erected between the 9th and 12th centuries, associated with the Christianization of the region and often linked to Saxon or Norman ecclesiastical activity. Its exact builder is unknown, but it reflects the typical Anglo-Saxon or early Norman cross-carving traditions and may have served as a preaching or meeting cross.

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Photo: John Winfield · CC BY-SA 2.0