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Cross in St Edith's churchyard

England
List entry 1018282
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018282
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
TF 39251 87970
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross in St Edith's churchyard is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Edith's Church and represents a form of religious monument common to English parishes during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served as focal points for parish life and devotion, often marking gathering places or sites of significance within the settlement. The monument remains an important record of medieval parish infrastructure and religious practice in the region.

Cross in St Edith's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018282. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross in St Edith's churchyard?

Cross in St Edith's churchyard is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018282.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross in St Edith's churchyard?

Cross in St Edith'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 1018282.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross in St Edith's churchyard?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Cockerington Hall moated site (2.7 km), Louth Park Abbey (3.8 km), Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton (4.4 km).

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Monuments
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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.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

North Cockerington Hall moated site
2.7 km
Louth Park Abbey
3.8 km
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton
4.4 km
Moated site immediately west of Hall Farm
4.9 km
Site of Legbourne Priory
4.9 km
Cross in St Peter's churchyard
6.3 km
Castle Hill: moated site with Civil War earthworks
6.8 km
Toot Hill motte and bailey castle
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross in St Edith's churchyard

Cross in St Edith's churchyard stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Cross in St Edith's churchyard

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~13 miles
Domesday entry for Grimoldby, Lincolnshire →
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