Scheduled MonumentsEnglandChurchyard cross SW of St Giles Church

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church

England
List entry 1014898
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014898
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 50717 11819
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church is a medieval stone cross located in Shropshire, England. The monument stands within the churchyard to the south-west of St Giles Church and dates to the medieval period, representing a significant example of parish ecclesiastical infrastructure. Such crosses commonly served ceremonial and administrative functions within the life of the medieval church and community, often marking the consecrated ground of the churchyard. The surviving structure preserves important evidence of medieval religious practice and the spatial organisation of the parish church precinct.

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014898. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church?

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church is a medieval stone cross located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014898.

Who is responsible for protecting Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church?

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles 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 1014898.

What other scheduled monuments are near Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere (2.8 km), The Burgs (3.6 km), Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood (3.8 km).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church

Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.