| Parish/District | Reepham//West Lindsey |
| Location | in churchyard of Saint Peter and Paul church, Reepham |
| Category | Churchyard cross |
| National Grid Ref | TF 03877 73861 |
| Designation | None |
| Stone Type | Limestone |
| Refs | AP Survey 10 Mar 1994; Davies, D S, 1915, Lincs N & Q, Vol XIII No.6, p.177; Marat, W, 1816, History of Lincs, p. 20. |
| Visits | AP: 10 Mar 1994 | DS 10 Nov 2024 |
William Marrat, writing on Reepham in 1816, notes: The base and steps of the cemetery cross remain yet in front of the south door [of the church]. A hundred years later, Davies reports only one step (almost buried in the ground) 1.78m square with a socket stone 0.94m square by 0.51m high and with a socket 0.3m square.
When AP surveyed in 1994 she reported that the socket stone had been moved and now stood on a concrete platform and that the socket was filled with cement holding an iron socket for a flagstaff. Alison also noted a groove cut from the socket to the edge of the stone on the south side. There is an iron stud, set in lead, to one side of the groove and a circle (0.15m) of small depressions around the groove. The function of these features is unknown.
When resurveyed in 2024 the flagstaff pole had gone, although the iron socket is still present. This is a big socket stone 0.91m square and 0.48m high. The whole upper surface has a slight chamfer and the corners are plain. The infilled socket is 0.31m square. This stone is very plain and has a post-medieval look to it.
The socket stone is not listed or scheduled.
