Bristol High Cross is a market cross which was first erected in 1373 in the centre of Bristol on the site of an earlier cross which commemorated the granting of a charter by Edward III to make Bristol a county, separate from Somerset and Gloucestershire.
In 1764 it was moved to Stourhead.
Often mistaken as part of the nearby church.

FARID L

February 1, 2023

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Moderate trail going through some amazing places, worth a visit 😀

JakobusPilger

May 1, 2025

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The cross crowning this small sacred monument is comparatively small and modest in relation to the entire monument. However, the cross's base, rising in Gothic form, deserves special attention. The very delicate structure, stretching skyward, looks to me a bit like someone had removed a small church steeple from the church and transplanted it onto the lawn here.

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Location: Stourton With Gasper, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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