Rickinghall

Rickinghall Cross
Rickinghall
Type:Cross
Country:England
County:Suffolk
district:Rickinghall
Grid Ref:TM039751
Latitude:52.335700
Longitude:0.992796
Accuracy:to 15m (GPS with SA off)
Datum:OSGB36
Date:August 2004
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In the churchyard this hollowed out stone could be a cross base, but tradition asserts it is a Norman font. There is a legend that it held vinegar to wash coins in at the time of the Plague.

References

Holy Wells & Ancient Crosses, ESNA, 1978, Michael Burgess, p16
nearby sites
ThelnethamCross, 4.4km
Wortham's Sacred StoneCross, 5.7km
Preaching Stonestone, 11.3km
Lady Wellwell, 13.9km
WoolpitCross, 14.2km
Baal Stonestone, 27.6km
St AndrewsCross, 28.9km
Ipswichmodern circle, 29.4km away

 

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