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The cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church is a medieval monument of probable fourteenth-century date located in Yorkshire. The shaft and head survive, representing a type of churchyard cross common throughout medieval England, which typically served both liturgical and communal functions within the parish. Such crosses marked sacred space, facilitated outdoor religious observance, and acted as focal points for gathering within the churchyard. The monument's survival testifies to the continuity of religious practice and the physical expression of medieval parish identity at this location.
Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012931. View the official record →
The cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church is a medieval monument of probable fourteenth-century date located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012931.
Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church 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 1012931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross located on the former village green (0.1 km), Old Bridge (4.6 km), Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church'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 Leonard's Church stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.