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Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard is a medieval cross located in Lincolnshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of St Cornelius's Church. Such crosses were common features of parish churchyards throughout medieval England, serving ceremonial and communal functions within the church precinct. The structure represents a significant element of the archaeological landscape associated with the medieval church and its surrounding settlement.
Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010685. View the official record →
Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard is a medieval cross located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010685.
Churchyard cross, St Cornelius'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 1010685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bleasby medieval village (1.9 km), The Mount: a medieval windmill mound 670m south of Bleasby Grange (2.5 km), Buslingthorpe medieval village remains (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, St Cornelius'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, St Cornelius's churchyard stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.