St. Cuthman and his Mother
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St. Cuthman and his Mother
Image: © Peter Jeffery Taken: 5 Aug 2020
This silhouette stands in Bramber Road, Steyning. St. Cuthman was a shepherd, with an invalid mother who he took with him in a wheelbarrow. Legend has it that he had been told that wherever the wheelbarrow broke down he was to build a church. This mishap occurred at Steyning where he built a wooden church. He was buried in Steyning, and what is believed to be his gravestone is preserved in the parish church.
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Image Location
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50.884786
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-0.327152