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Churchyard Cross, St Mary's Churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Lincolnshire. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents a form of ecclesiastical monument common in English churchyards, where such crosses frequently served liturgical, processional, or commemorative functions. The structure survives as a substantial stone cross head and shaft, demonstrating the craftsmanship typical of medieval parish church furnishings. Such churchyard crosses are important archaeological witnesses to medieval religious practice and the material culture of local communities.
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014428. View the official record →
Churchyard Cross, St Mary's Churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014428.
Churchyard cross, 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 1014428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow and Bronze Age round barrow 680m ESE of Manor House (1.6 km), Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Somersby (2.3 km), Churchyard cross, St Margaret's Church, Bag Enderby (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, 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, St Mary's churchyard stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.