The Alne Cross
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Alne Cross by Chris Heaton as part of the Geograph project.
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The Alne Cross
Image: © Chris Heaton Taken: 13 Mar 2017
A small plaque beside the ancient relic states:- "This stone is one of several erected during the plague of the 17th century. Here the country people brought their market produce to avoid taking it into the infected town. Money was left into the disinfected trough."
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Image Location
Latitude
54.077394
Longitude
-1.246632