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Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Mary's Church in Staffordshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, representing a common form of ritual and communal monument found in English churchyards from the thirteenth century onwards. Such crosses served various functions within parish life, including as gathering points for processions and parish assemblies. The cross survives as a significant example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture and continues to form an important element of the church's historical landscape.
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016434. View the official record →
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Mary's Church in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016434.
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 1016434.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm (2.5 km), The Redhouse, Whitehouse and Newhouse glassworks (2.8 km), Roman camps at Greensforge (3.2 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 Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.