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The Anglo-Scandinavian cross eleven metres east of St Edward's Church is a carved stone monument surviving from the Viking Age or early medieval period in Staffordshire. The cross represents a class of monuments erected during the period of Scandinavian settlement and influence in the English Midlands, likely dating to between the ninth and eleventh centuries. Its physical form, as a standing cross of worked stone, reflects the Christian tradition of monumental commemoration that persisted and developed through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age periods. Such crosses typically served functions ranging from boundary markers to sites of religious significance within the medieval landscape.
Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012656. View the official record →
The Anglo-Scandinavian cross eleven metres east of St Edward's Church is a carved stone monument surviving from the Viking Age or early medieval period in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012656.
Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's 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 1012656.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church (0 km), Market Cross (0.1 km), Brindley's Mill (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church'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-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.