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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 from the medieval period and represents the type of parish crosses that were common features of English churchyard landscapes from the thirteenth century onwards. Such crosses typically served both functional and symbolic purposes, marking the sacred boundary of the church precinct and serving as focal points for community gatherings. The surviving stonework of this example preserves evidence of medieval craftsmanship and remains an important element of the local heritage landscape.
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016436. 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 1016436.
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 1016436.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat House moated site (3 km), Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church (3.8 km), Gunstone leper well (5.9 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 Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.