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White plaque № 41078

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Sharow Cross. This cross which belongs to the National Trust was set up in the middle ages to mark the limit of "Sanctuary," a privilege which fugitives enjoyed who came within a mile of St. Wilfrid's Monastery. In the Thirteenth Century there were eight of these crosses around Ripon but only this one now remains. The public are asked to protect so interesting a relic from damage or injury.

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