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Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a medieval monument situated in Gloucestershire. The cross dates to the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of St Bartholomew's Church, serving as an example of the type of stone crosses that commonly marked sacred spaces and functioned as focal points within parish churchyards. The monument reflects the religious and spatial organisation of medieval parish communities, where such crosses frequently served ceremonial and processional purposes. As a listed ancient monument, it remains an important record of medieval church furnishings and ecclesiastical practice in the region.
Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014420. View the official record →
Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a medieval monument situated in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014420.
Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew'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 1014420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa at Withington, Romano-British building at Manor Court Field and associated features (6.1 km), Norbury Camp hillfort (6.1 km), Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew'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 in St Bartholomew's churchyard stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.