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cross, Great Ormside
locality:-   Great Ormside
civil parish:-   Ormside (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   market cross
locality type:-   tree
locality type:-   sycamore
coordinates:-   NY70111752
1Km square:-   NY7017
10Km square:-   NY71

MN photo:-  
Sycamore tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, planted by Cyprian Hilton, 1693, to replace the old market cross which was probably destroyed during the Civil War. The tree is now destroying the steps. There was a cheese and butter market here till 'recently'. The remains of the preaching/market cross are now in the church yard.

photograph
BUT21.jpg (taken 17.6.2011)  
photograph
BJY79.jpg  Sycamore.
(taken 28.10.2005)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"ROADSIDE PREACHING CROSS TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH / / / ORMSIDE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73275 / NY7011617516"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Previously listed as Cross on village street. Late medieval cross-base, square in plan, built of large unmortared blocks. 5 steps up. Cross was destroyed during the Commonwealth and, shortly afterwards, a sycamore sapling replaced it. This tree is now mature and has displaced the steps."


photograph
BJY80.jpg (taken 28.10.2005)  
photograph
BUT11.jpg  Remains of the cross, in the churchyard.
(taken 17.6.2011)  

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