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Boundary Cross at Manor Hill Corner is a medieval stone cross located in Lincolnshire. The monument dates from the medieval period and served as a boundary marker, a common function for such crosses in the English landscape. The cross would have delineated parochial, manorial, or territorial boundaries, playing a practical role in land administration and local governance. As a physical remnant of medieval settlement patterns and territorial organisation, the cross contributes to understanding the medieval organisation of the Lincolnshire landscape.
Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010688. View the official record →
Boundary Cross at Manor Hill Corner is a medieval stone cross located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010688.
Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner 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 1010688.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm (1.8 km), St Ives Cross (2.1 km), Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner'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.
Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.