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Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Dorset. The monument dates to the medieval period, though precise dating evidence remains limited in the scholarly record. Such crosses were common features of English churchyards from the thirteenth century onwards, serving both liturgical and social functions within parish communities. The cross at St Mary's represents the type of monumental stonework that would have been integral to the religious and ceremonial life of its locality throughout the medieval and early modern periods.
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017279. View the official record →
Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017279.
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 1017279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (8.4 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (8.4 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (8.5 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 White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.