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Butter Cross, Swineshead is a market cross located in the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for the market and community gathering in this fenland settlement. The cross comprises a stone base and shaft, typical of market crosses that facilitated the sale of butter and other produce in market towns and larger villages. As a surviving example of a medieval market infrastructure, it represents the commercial and social organisation of a medieval rural settlement.
Butter cross, Swineshead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009218. View the official record →
Butter Cross, Swineshead is a market cross located in the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009218.
Butter cross, Swineshead 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 1009218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stump Cross (0.6 km), The Manwar Ings: remains of a motte and bailey castle (0.9 km), Swineshead Abbey (1.1 km).
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