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The Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick, is a remnant of a stone cross dating to the early medieval period, likely the eighth or ninth century. The surviving element represents part of the shaft or arm of what would originally have been a substantial monument, carved from local stone in the style characteristic of Northumbrian high crosses. Such crosses served as prominent markers within Christian communities and are important witnesses to the spread of Christianity and artistic practice across Anglo-Saxon England. The fragment's survival in situ at Rastrick demonstrates the continuity of Christian worship at this location from the early medieval period onwards.
Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012874. View the official record →
The Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick, is a remnant of a stone cross dating to the early medieval period, likely the eighth or ninth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012874.
Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick 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 1012874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grimscar Roman tilery (2.7 km), Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park (3.5 km), Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.