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Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard is a medieval cross located in Lincolnshire. The monument survives as a stone structure typical of parish churchyard crosses erected during the medieval period, serving as a focal point for religious observance and community gathering within the churchyard. Such crosses frequently underwent reconstruction or repair across centuries, and their forms varied considerably depending on local building traditions and available materials. The cross at St Margaret's represents an important element of the wider corpus of medieval ecclesiastical monuments found throughout Lincolnshire.
Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010681. View the official record →
Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard is a medieval cross located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010681.
Churchyard cross, St Margaret'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 1010681.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Benedict's churchyard (1 km), Site of St Martin's Church, Dalderby (1.3 km), Tower on the Moor (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, St Margaret'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 Margaret'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.