Irton Cross
Irton Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross in the graveyard of St Paul's Church, in the parish of Irton with Santon, Cumbria, England. Dating from the early 9th century, it lies chronologically between the Bewcastle Cross and the Gosforth cross and has greater affinity with the earlier Anglo-Roman style of Bewcastle.Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mary Gracie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: high cross in Irton with Santon, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “High cross in St Paul’s churchyard” and “The Irton Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Miteside Halt railway station.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD. Gosforth Cross is situated 2½ miles northwest of Irton Cross.
Miteside Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miteside Halt railway station is a railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. It is located where public footpath and the railway cross, a short way west of the passing loop. Miteside Halt railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Irton Cross.
Drigg railway station
Railway station
Photo: William Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drigg is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 31 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Drigg and Holmrook in Cumbria. Drigg railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Irton Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holmrook and Santon Bridge.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west.
Santon Bridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316.
Drigg
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drigg is a village on the coast of the Irish Sea in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England. It borders the Lake District National Park. Next to the village is the site of the UK's low-level radioactive waste storage facility. Drigg is situated 2 miles southwest of Irton Cross.
Irton Cross
- Categories: high cross, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Irton with Santon, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.39146° or 54° 23′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.40053° or 3° 24′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C6R9HRX+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5042446988OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6073957
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Irton Cross” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Іртанскі крыж”
- Spanish: “Cruz de Irton”
- Spanish: “Irton Cross”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Church and Kirkland Wood.
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