Find Spot record MYO236 - Findspot, medieval cross?
Summary
in 1619 a great stone a the edge in the road was said to mark the site of the former cockermire cross.
At the northern end of Deighton township is a small group of 19th- and 20th-century houses known as Crockey Hill. The name derives from 'Cockermire', mentioned in 1619; a 'great stone' in the road, near the parish boundary, was then said to mark the site of the former Cockermire cross. (fn. 35)
From: 'Escrick', A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3: Ouse and Derwent wapentake, and part of Harthill wapentake (1976), pp. 17-28. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22998 Date accessed: 01 November 2013.
Location
Grid reference | SE 6246 4664 (point) |
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Map sheet | SE64NW |
Civil Parish | Deighton, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 1 2013 3:10PM