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St Etheldreda's staff

She woke under leaves.

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St Etheldreda's staff

Her staff took root.

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Etheldreda window
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Before you go

Parish church, usually open in daylight. Check before you go.

  • Stow Minster
  • Near A1500
  • The pin marks the spot.

A staff that became a tree.

Etheldreda was fleeing her husband, King Ecgfrith. She stopped to rest and pushed her staff into the ground. When she woke it had become a leafy ash tree. A Victorian window in Stow Minster shows the story.

Sources

  1. Æthelthryth, Wikipedia —
  2. Saint Etheldreda's Staff, Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project (Nottingham Trent University, 2024-25) —

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