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Shrine to St Lioba, Slack Head


On Leighton Beck Lane in Slack Head, there is a small shrine dedicated to St Lioba, built into a stone wall. Lioba (also Leoba) c.710 AD; 782 AD) was an Anglo Saxon Benedictine nun and a recognized saint. A plaque on the shrine is in memory of Dr Donald Watson (1936 - 2011), who lived nearby. the plaque notes that Lioba is the missionary and patron saint of the Saxon church at nearby Beetham.

Slack Head, Beetham
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The shrine of St Lioba, Slack Head
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Roadside shrine to St Lioba, Slack Head
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Plaque on gate, shrine of St Lioba, Slack Head
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Statue of St Lioba, Slack Head
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