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Churchyard cross, St Mary's Church is a medieval stone cross located in Worcestershire. The monument dates from the medieval period, a common feature of English churchyards where such crosses served both liturgical and social functions, often acting as focal points for gatherings and processions. The cross exemplifies the type of ecclesiastical monuments that were erected to mark sacred space and facilitate religious observance within parish churchyards during the Middle Ages.
Churchyard cross, St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014901. View the official record →
Churchyard cross, St Mary's Church is a medieval stone cross located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014901.
Churchyard cross, St Mary's Church 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 1014901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure W of Church Farm (5.1 km), Medieval fishponds and ridged cultivation remains, east of Grimley village (5.4 km), Hawford Roman camp (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, St Mary's Church'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 Mary's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.