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The Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth-century date, located in Duddleston, Herefordshire. The monument comprises a cross head mounted upon a stepped base, characteristic of parochial crosses that served both spiritual and practical functions within medieval communities. Such crosses typically marked the centre of churchyards and facilitated gatherings for parish business and devotional purposes. The survival of this example demonstrates the continuity of ecclesiastical infrastructure in rural Herefordshire from the medieval period onwards.
Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016137. View the official record →
The Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth-century date, located in Duddleston, Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016137.
Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund'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 1016137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 270yds (250m) S of Shobdon Church (3.5 km), Kingsland Castle (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 550m south east of Milton Cross (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund'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 John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is limestone, mudstone and calcareous mudstone.