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St Mary's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval stone cross that survives as an important example of parish ecclesiastical monuments from the medieval period. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church and represents the type of preaching or gathering cross commonly found in English parish settings from the fourteenth century onwards. Such crosses functioned as focal points for community gatherings and religious observances within the churchyard setting. The survival of this monument provides evidence for the material culture and spatial organisation of medieval parish life in Gloucestershire.
Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015389. View the official record →
St Mary's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval stone cross that survives as an important example of parish ecclesiastical monuments from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015389.
Churchyard cross in St Mary'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 1015389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows, known as Emma's Grove round barrows (6.7 km), Crickley Hill camp (6.8 km), Coberley long barrow (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross in St Mary'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 Mary's churchyard stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.