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Cross in St Leonard's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Leonard's Church in Gloucestershire. The monument dates to the medieval period, though its precise construction date remains uncertain within the broader timespan of medieval cross-building. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure typical of churchyard crosses found throughout England, serving both functional and ceremonial purposes within the ecclesiastical landscape. Such crosses commonly marked important gathering points within churchyard spaces and held significance for parochial communities during the medieval and post-medieval periods.
Cross in St Leonard's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015511. View the official record →
Cross in St Leonard's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Leonard's Church in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015511.
Cross in St Leonard'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 1015511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort 660m east of Whitfield Farm (2.3 km), Minor Romano-British villa 300m north west of Tapwell Bridge (4.1 km), Kingswood Abbey gate (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in St Leonard'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 in St Leonard's churchyard stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.