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Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen is a medieval stone cross located at the parish church in Wiltshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, representing the type of churchyard cross common to English parishes from the twelfth century onwards. Such crosses typically served both liturgical and social functions within the community, marking a focal point within the churchyard. The survival of this example contributes to the archaeological record of medieval parish infrastructure in the region.
Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016360. View the official record →
Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen is a medieval stone cross located at the parish church in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016360.
Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen 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 1016360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row (9.7 km), Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down (9.7 km), Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen'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 St John the Baptist and St Helen stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.