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Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Wiltshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church, serving as a testament to the religious and communal significance of such structures in medieval parish life. Stone crosses of this type commonly functioned as focal points for open-air gatherings and processions within church precincts. The cross remains an important surviving example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture within its local context.
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004720. View the official record →
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004720.
Cross in St Mary'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 1004720.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cricklade town banks (0.2 km), Cross in St Sampson's churchyard (0.3 km), Romano-British villa at Kingshill Farm (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in St Mary'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 Mary's churchyard stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.