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The Copplestone Cross is a 10th-century granite boundary cross in Copplestone, Devon. It marks the meeting place of three ancient parishes, Crediton Hamlets, Down St Mary and Colebrooke. It was moved approximately 30ft north of its original site in 1969. The village is named, from "Copelan", after the stone. It was first mentioned in a charter of 974 and may have been erected as memorial to Bishop Putta who was murdered in 906 travelling between Bishop's Taunton and Crediton. The panels on the cross contain high-quality Anglo-Saxon decoration. It is within the council area of Mid Devon (Devon).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1242841.
Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.809923,-3.7461783
Grid Reference: SS 7706 0260
Civil Parish: Copplestone CP
Council Area: Mid Devon CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 319769
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Copplestone_Cross,_Devon_319769
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Historic England Grade I Listed 1242841.
Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.809923,-3.7461783
Grid Reference: SS 7706 0260
Civil Parish: Copplestone CP
Council Area: Mid Devon CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 319769
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Copplestone_Cross,_Devon_319769
Peruse Devon on Wikishire