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Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard is a medieval cross monument located in Leicestershire. The structure dates from the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of All Saints' Church, serving as a focal point typical of parish ecclesiastical complexes. Such crosses functioned both as liturgical markers and as gathering points within the sacred space of the churchyard. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents the surviving religious infrastructure of the medieval parish.
Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014515. View the official record →
Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard is a medieval cross monument located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014515.
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 1014515.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Ingarsby (3.4 km), Moated site with fishponds at Evington (3.5 km), Moated grange at Stoughton (3.5 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 Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.