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![]() O/S Grid Ref: SX/78521/81251 Longitude/Latitude (Degrees+/-): -3.71853/50.61827 Map location: Click here to view map. Purpose: Erected as a memorial to the Rev. Henry Tudor, Rector of Lustleigh, who died early in the 20th Century. Size: The cross measures 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 metres) high and 2 feet 5 inches (0.74 metres) across the arms. The shaft is 12 inches (0.31 metres) wide by 10 inches (0.26 metres) deep, measured at its base. The upper octagonal pedestal for the cross is 2 feet 7 inches (0.79 metres) wide by 2 feet 1 inch (0.64 metres) high and the lower measures 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 metres) wide by 1 foot 6 inches (0.46 metres) high.
Right opposite the
village cross and sat atop the churchyard wall is an ornate wrought-iron
memorial cross. The shaft widens towards its base to contain a
lantern within its framework. This cross had suffered badly from the
elements over the years but, in 2004, it was decided to restore it to its
former glory and it now adds to the beauty of this quaint Dartmoor
village. A brass plaque has been
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