Belstone Ring Cross

The carved stone found inside St Mary’s Church has been dated between the 7^th and 9^th centuries, suggesting that there has been active worship at Belstone since before the Norman Conquest. It was discovered during the 1861 demolition of the Church meeting room and almshouses. The stone had been used, face down, as one of the outdoor steps up to the meeting room. It then became part of a wall at the Rectory, a mile away, but was returned to the Churchyard in the 1930s and was placed in its present position in 2005.