Friesthorpe cross – just a socket stone survives.
Parish/DistrictFriesthorpe/West Lindsey
Location c. 5m S of the S door of St Peter’s church
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 07198 83401
DesignationScheduled
Stone typenot known
RefsA P Survey 10 Mar 1994; Davies, D. S., 1915, Lincs Notes & Queries, Vol XIII, No.5, p.146
VisitsAP: 10 March 1994 | DS/HH: 4 Oct 2000

There is just a socket stone at Friesthorpe, about  5m south of the south door of St Peter’s church. It is c.0.63 x 0.60m with simple chamfer on the upper edge. It is partly buried, with about 0.24m of it visible above ground. The socket is rectangular (0.21 x 0.23m) and is lined with lead. A small fragment of shaft survives in the very base of the socket.

Photo showing the cross base location south of the door of St Peter’s church, Friesthorpe. (Photo: Mark Robinson)
The fragment of shaft and the lead lining can be seen in this photo (Photo: A Peach, 1994)
Friesthorpe

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