© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
St Michael's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval stone monument of the type commonly erected in English churchyards during the late medieval period. The cross survives as a substantial structure that would originally have served religious and communal functions within the churchyard setting, serving as a focus for processions, gatherings and devotional activities. Such crosses typically date from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, though their exact chronology can be difficult to establish without documentary evidence. The monument remains an important example of the permanent stone crosses that once characterised English parish churchyards and represents the material culture of late medieval religious practice and community life.
Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015316. View the official record →
St Michael's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval stone monument of the type commonly erected in English churchyards during the late medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015316.
Churchyard cross in St Michael'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 1015316.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork N of Lyne's Barn (8.4 km), Bowl barrow in Guiting Wood (9.5 km), Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm; forming part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery (10.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross in St Michael'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 Michael's churchyard stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.