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All Saints churchyard cross is a Anglo-Saxon monument located in Yorkshire, England. The cross dates to the Anglo-Saxon period and represents the type of stone cross that became characteristic of Christian communities in northern England from the seventh century onwards. Such crosses typically served both liturgical and commemorative functions within the churchyard, marking sacred space and potentially indicating burial locations of significance. The monument contributes to the archaeological record of early medieval Christian practice in the region and demonstrates the established Christian settlement at this location during the Anglo-Saxon era.
Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017509. View the official record →
All Saints churchyard cross is a Anglo-Saxon monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017509.
Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints 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 1017509.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Low Mill furnace (1.6 km), Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church (2.2 km), East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints'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.
Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints 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.