Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAnglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church

England
List entry 1005886
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005886
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SO 91419 98765
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church is a pre-Conquest stone cross of Anglo-Saxon date located near Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. The monument survives as a carved stone shaft fragment bearing incised linear decoration characteristic of Anglian sculptural traditions, testifying to Christian religious activity and artistic production in the Anglo-Saxon period. Its proximity to St Peter's Collegiate Church, itself a structure of medieval foundation, suggests the cross may have formed part of an earlier ecclesiastical landscape that was subsequently built upon or reorganised during the medieval period. The cross represents an important survival of Anglian stone carving in the English Midlands, a region where such pre-Conquest religious monuments are relatively sparse.

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005886. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church?

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church is a pre-Conquest stone cross of Anglo-Saxon date located near Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005886.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church?

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005886.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in St Mary's churchyard (3.8 km), Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (4 km), Lady Godiva's churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (4 km).

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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church

Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.