ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH POINT OF INTEREST

Evidence of a Conquest era church is scattered throughout St. Martin’s and this carved cross-head, located above a blocked doorway on the north wall, is a prime example. Decorated with an interlaced pattern typically reminiscent of the main features associated with Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture, it is similar to other cross-heads found across the area. Intricate carvings on these types of crosses were of a symbolic nature, containing both religious and secular motifs.

Bulmer’s cross is likely 12th century.

Pieces of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft are also incorporated into the masonry of the blocked doorway below. The nave itself dated circa the 11th century.