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Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church

England
List entry 1020690
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020690
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
ST 01067 36365
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church is a medieval stone cross that stands in the churchyard at Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The cross is a substantial example of a parish cross, a common feature of English churchyards from the medieval period onwards. The monument consists of a shaft and capital mounted on a stepped base, characteristic of crosses erected in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Such crosses served both devotional and practical functions within the community, marking the sacred space of the church precinct and potentially serving as a gathering point for parishioners.

Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020690. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church?

Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church is a medieval stone cross that stands in the churchyard at Shepton Mallet, Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020690.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church?

Cross in the churchyard of St Peter'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 1020690.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (2.3 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (2.4 km), Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (2.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House
2.3 km
Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm
2.4 km
Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House
2.6 km
Huish Champflower Barrow
2.8 km
World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
3.4 km
Tripp round barrow NW of Tripp Farm
4 km
Clatworthy hillfort
6 km
Bowl barrow 650m north west of Elworthy Barrows hillfort
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church

Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Treborough, Somerset →
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