Stapleford’s Saxon Cross
Introduction
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Stapleford’s Saxon Cross
Image: © Lynn Jackson Taken: 7 Jul 2023
Stapleford is an ancient town which has been subsumed into a suburb of Nottingham. It is included in the Domesday Book (without alteration to it name). The word ‘staple’ is a Saxon word for a post next to a ford, and there is some speculation the Saxon Cross could be that post as there is no indication of a cross that has been removed from the top (although moved from its original site). Stapleford is on the route of the prehistoric Derbyshire Portway which runs from the Hemlock Stone (as possible from a site near the Trent Bridge), to Mam Tor and beyond.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.931423
Longitude
-1.273667