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Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located in the parish churchyard at Filey in North Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone shaft mounted upon a stepped base, characteristic of ecclesiastical crosses erected in churchyards during the medieval period. Such crosses served important functions within parish communities, often marking gathering places or serving devotional purposes. The survival of this cross at St Oswald's represents a significant example of medieval religious stonework within the Yorkshire landscape.
Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012938. View the official record →
Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located in the parish churchyard at Filey in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012938.
Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald'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 1012938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond (3.2 km), Round About Moat, Arksey (3.3 km), Tilts moated site (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald'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 Oswald's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.