Gilling East

Holy Cross

SE 617 768

This is a pleasant church which has parts of it dating back to the 11th century. The oldest portion is the attachment from the nave to the tower while other parts of the church were rebuilt and remodelled right through to the 19th century. Its interior is interesting but does not hold any of the carvings or features I was particularly looking for. It has an interesting stone 'bucket' which is believed to be an old, crude font and there are some old carved stone coffin lids in the south aisle. Outside there is a nice example of a Saxon cross on the south side of the church which is pictured below

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