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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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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.