The Elloe Stone, Spalding Gate, Whaplode, Lincolnshire

This is an Anglo-Saxon inscribed stone. It is said to have originally marked the site where the men of Elloe Wapentake held their Hundred Court, a type of council. It had been removed from its original position by 1889. It was put on a new base on June 22nd 1911, the day of the Coronation of King George V.

Location

Lincolnshire Whaplode

Period

Anglo Saxon (Britons/English/Vikings) (410 - 1065)

Tags

stone court anglo saxon (410 - 1065)