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Boundary cross 50m NW of Northend Cottage is a medieval wayside cross located in Worcestershire. The monument marks a territorial or parochial boundary, as indicated by its designation and location name, reflecting the common medieval practice of demarcating land divisions with stone crosses. Such boundary crosses typically date from the medieval period, though precise dating for this particular example is not documented in the readily available heritage record. The cross represents the surviving physical evidence of medieval administrative and ecclesiastical geography in the English countryside.
Boundary cross 50m NW of Northend Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014905. View the official record →
Boundary cross 50m NW of Northend Cottage is a medieval wayside cross located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014905.
Boundary cross 50m NW of Northend Cottage 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 1014905.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boundary cross at entrance to Quay Lane (1.6 km), Ringwork known as Hanley Castle 520m south of the Church of St. Mary (2.1 km), Tower of old church (3.2 km).
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