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Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield is a medieval stone cross of Early English period construction, likely dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The monument stands within the churchyard of All Saints' Church in the village of Darfield, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, and represents the type of cross that commonly marked significant ecclesiastical or communal spaces in medieval parish settings. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure, though it has undergone various repairs and modifications over the centuries. Its presence reflects the religious and social importance of Darfield as a medieval settlement and serves as archaeological evidence of the parish church's role as a focal point of community life during the Middle Ages.
Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012929. View the official record →
Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield is a medieval stone cross of Early English period construction, likely dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012929.
Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield 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 1012929.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House (6.3 km), Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages) (6.6 km), Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield'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 the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.