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Butter Cross is a medieval market cross situated approximately 150 metres east of the parish church in Leicestershire. The structure dates to the medieval period and served as a focal point for commercial activity within the settlement, functioning as a traditional marketplace where butter and other produce were sold. The cross represents the typical form of such monuments erected in English market towns and villages during the medieval centuries, standing as a material record of local trading practices and settlement hierarchy.
Butter Cross 150m east of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017498. View the official record →
Butter Cross is a medieval market cross situated approximately 150 metres east of the parish church in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017498.
Butter Cross 150m east of the 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 1017498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age and Roman ritual site, settlement, enclosures and linear ditched features, 500m East of Swallow Hill Farm (0.8 km), Hallaton motte and bailey castle (0.8 km), Manorial site west of St Gile's Church and medieval settlement west of Manor Farm (2.1 km).
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