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Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm is a medieval monument comprising the stone base of a wayside cross. The structure dates to the medieval period, when such crosses served important functions as waymarkers and gathering points along established routes of communication and commerce. The base survives as physical evidence of the medieval landscape organization in this part of Cheshire, indicating the historical significance of the location as a junction of local roads. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under reference number 1013478.
Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013478. View the official record →
Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm is a medieval monument comprising the stone base of a wayside cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013478.
Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm 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 1013478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marton moated monastic grange, three fishponds, connecting channels and base of stone cross (0.7 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over, 10m from the south wall of the chancel (3 km), Darley Hall moated site (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm'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 at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.