The Crosby Stone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Crosby Stone by Jonathan Thacker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Crosby Stone
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 13 Jul 2010
The plaque reads: Here lies the Crosby Stone This stone dates from before the 19th century when Crosby was still a village. It was placed here in 1901 at the coronation of King Edward VII. According to local tradition good luck was thus restored to Crosby.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.598059
Longitude
-0.652717