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Cheriton Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a stone cross head mounted on a shaft, typical of the type erected during the later medieval period to serve as a waymarker or focus for devotion along local routes. The cross survives as a testament to the religious and practical functions such monuments served in medieval rural communities, marking significant locations within the landscape and facilitating navigation for travellers. Its preservation contributes to our understanding of medieval material culture and the infrastructure of devotional practice in the English countryside.
Cheriton Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015462. View the official record →
Cheriton Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015462.
Cheriton 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 1015462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross, Cross Street (7.2 km), Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks (7.4 km), Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cheriton Cross'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.
Cheriton Cross stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.