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Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, though likely medieval in origin, located within the churchyard of St Peter's Church in Lincolnshire. The monument consists of a cross head mounted on a shaft and base, typical of the churchyard crosses that served both religious and communal functions in English parishes. Such crosses commonly marked the focal point of the churchyard and were used for gatherings and proclamations. The precise dating and original form of this particular cross remain subjects for further investigation, though it represents an important surviving example of medieval parish religious infrastructure.
Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009199. View the official record →
Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, though likely medieval in origin, located within the churchyard of St Peter's Church in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009199.
Churchyard cross, St Peter'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 1009199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Anglo-Saxon nunnery and medieval chapel, Stow Green (1.1 km), Folkingham Castle (3 km), Bowl barrow 210m SSW of The Limes (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross, St Peter'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 Peter's churchyard stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.