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Cross in St Margaret's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Norfolk, England. The monument dates from the medieval period and survives as a substantial ecclesiastical structure within the churchyard of St Margaret's Church. Stone crosses of this type were common features of parish churches throughout medieval England, serving both religious and communal functions within their localities. The cross represents an important element of the medieval Christian landscape and remains a significant archaeological record of religious practice and material culture from this period.
Cross in St Margaret's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018106. View the official record →
Cross in St Margaret's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018106.
Cross in St Margaret'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 1018106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house (2.3 km), Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn (3 km), Greyfriars Tower (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in St Margaret'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 Margaret's churchyard stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.