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Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. The monument comprises a substantial base and shaft, typical of crosses erected during the medieval period as focal points within churchyards and parish spaces. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions, marking assembly points, markets, or processional routes, and reinforcing the church's central role in community life. The survival of this example provides evidence of medieval parochial organization and stone-working practices in the region.
Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018077. View the official record →
Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018077.
Cross base and shaft in St Helen'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 1018077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garden gateway at Tilstone Hall 130m south of Tilstone Hall Farm (2.5 km), Beeston cast iron lock (2.6 km), Robin Hood's Tump bowl barrow (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross base and shaft in St Helen'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.
Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.