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Churchyard Cross, All Saints churchyard is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The cross stands within the churchyard of All Saints Church and represents the type of stone cross that commonly marked the sacred precinct of parish churches during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served both practical and spiritual functions, demarcating consecrated ground and potentially serving as a focal point for open-air worship or processions. The surviving structure provides evidence of medieval religious practice and the physical organisation of the parish church and its surrounding landscape.
Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013531. View the official record →
Churchyard Cross, All Saints churchyard is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013531.
Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard 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 1013531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church (0.3 km), Abbey Hills moated site (1.1 km), Decoy Wood decoy pond (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard'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.
Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard 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.