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St Laurence's Church at Bidford in Derbyshire contains an Anglian high cross that is a significant surviving example of early medieval religious monuments in the East Midlands. The cross dates to the Anglian period, reflecting the Christian culture of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia during the early medieval centuries. The monument stands in the churchyard and represents the type of stone cross that served both devotional and commemorative functions within early Christian communities. Its survival to the present day makes it an important archaeological record of pre-Conquest religious practice and stone-working traditions in the region.
Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008616. View the official record →
St Laurence's Church at Bidford in Derbyshire contains an Anglian high cross that is a significant surviving example of early medieval religious monuments in the East Midlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008616.
Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard 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 1008616.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (7.9 km), Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (7.9 km), Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 950m west of Calton Houses (8.1 km).
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