Lingfield, Surrey

Village Cross and Cage, Lingfield

Uploader's Comments

Also known as the Old Gaol, St Peters Cross was built in 1473 to designate the boundary of two manors. However it also served as a gaol, wording on a plaque says 'the cage for the detention of petty offenders added in 1773 was last used in 1882 to detain poachers'.

Uploaded to Geograph by Richard Rogerson on 5 June 2010

Creative Commons License Photo © Richard Rogerson, 5 June 2010. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Photo Navigator

BritishPlaceNames.uk is a Good Stuff website.