© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Cross in the Vicarage Garden is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands within the grounds of a vicarage, where it has been preserved as a heritage asset. The cross represents the type of wayside or churchyard religious monument common throughout medieval Cornwall, serving both spiritual and potentially administrative functions within the parish landscape. As a listed ancient monument, it remains an important record of medieval devotional practice and stone carving traditions in the region.
Cross in the Vicarage Garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004649. View the official record →
Cross in the Vicarage Garden is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004649.
Cross in the Vicarage Garden 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 1004649.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross at Nanjarrow (7.5 km), Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church (8.1 km), Round 220m south east of The Level House (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in the Vicarage Garden'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 Vicarage Garden stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.