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The Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard is a fragmentary medieval monument comprising a stone base that once supported a parish cross. The structure dates to the medieval period, though the exact century of its construction is not definitively established in the available record. Such crosses were common features of English churchyards from the twelfth century onwards, serving both practical and symbolic functions within parish communities. The survival of the base at this Northamptonshire site represents valuable evidence of medieval parochial infrastructure and ecclesiastical landscape.
Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016306. View the official record →
The Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard is a fragmentary medieval monument comprising a stone base that once supported a parish cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016306.
Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's 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 1016306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Berry ringwork (3.4 km), Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge (4.5 km), Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's 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 base in St John the Baptist's churchyard stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.