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Butter Cross is a medieval market cross located in Oxfordshire, England. The structure dates to the medieval period and served as a focal point for commercial activity, particularly the sale of dairy products and other goods in the market place. The cross represents a form of urban infrastructure typical of prosperous medieval market towns, functioning both as a practical meeting place for traders and as a symbol of the town's chartered rights and commercial importance. Such crosses were common features in English towns from the thirteenth century onwards and reflected the significance of regular markets to medieval urban life and economy.
Butter cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006360. View the official record →
Butter Cross is a medieval market cross located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006360.
Butter cross 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 1006360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm (5.7 km), Great kitchen of manor house (7.2 km), The Devil's Quoits (7.3 km).
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