South Zeal Village Cross

This cross sits in the village of South Zeal near to Okehampton in the northern part of Dartmoor. Sitting beside the chapel of St Mary, this tall cross sits on a high plinth in the grounds of the church and was repaired by a South Zeal local called John Stansbury in 1838. He scratched his initials into the base of the cross but other locals took umbridge to this and scratched out his initials!

South Zeal Village Cross with the chapel of St Mary’s behind