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Cross in St Giles' churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Giles' Church in Norfolk. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and represents the type of parish cross that would have served both religious and civic functions within the community. The cross survives in fragmentary form, with the shaft and base remaining as evidence of its original structure, though the head has been lost. As an ecclesiastical monument, it reflects the religious life and commemorative practices of medieval Norfolk parishioners.
Cross in St Giles' churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018300. View the official record →
Cross in St Giles' churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Giles' Church in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018300.
Cross in St Giles' 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 1018300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Burgh Hall W of Hall Farm (5 km), St Margaret's Church, Wolterton (5.7 km), Wayside cross on west side of Norwich Road, immediately north east of the Water Works (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in St Giles' 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 in St Giles' churchyard stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.