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Cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels at Snettisham in Norfolk. The cross represents a typical example of parish churchyard crosses that served both as focal points for open-air worship and as markers within the sacred space of the church precinct during the medieval period. The monument survives as a substantial upright shaft mounted on a stepped base, demonstrating the enduring stone construction of such structures. Its presence reflects the importance of the parish church and the religious life of the community in medieval Norfolk.
Cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018315. View the official record →
Cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels at Snettisham in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018315.
Cross in St Michael and All Angels' 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 1018315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement of Babingley (6.7 km), St Felix's Church, Babingley (7.1 km), Moated site in Hillington Park (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in St Michael and All Angels' 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 Michael and All Angels' churchyard stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.