Gosforth Cross
The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria.
English Lakes, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “High cross in St Mary’s churchyard”
- Description: cross in Gosforth, Cumbria, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gosforth Hogback 2 and Gosforth Hogback 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Holmrook.
Calder Bridge
Village
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. Calder Bridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gosforth Cross.
Gosforth Cross
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Latitude
54.41905° or 54° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.43121° or 3° 25′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C6RCH99+JG
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Gosforth Cross” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “戈斯福斯十字架”
- Esperanto: “Kruco de Gosforth”
- French: “croix de Gosforth”
- French: “Croix de Gosforth”
- German: “Kreuz von Gosforth”
- Japanese: “ゴスフォースの十字架”
- Japanese: “ゴスフォース十字架”
- Korean: “고스포스 십자가”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gosforthkorset”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gosforth Cross”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gosforthkrossen”
- Norwegian: “Gosforthkorset”
- Polish: “Krzyż z Gosforth”
- Russian: “Госфордский крест”
- Swedish: “Gosforthkorset”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s and Gosforth CofE School.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gosforth Nursery and Bradbury House.
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