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Fletton churchyard cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Catherine's Church in Fletton, Huntingdonshire. The monument dates from the medieval period, though the exact century of its construction remains uncertain without further scholarly documentation. The cross represents a type of parish monument common in medieval English churchyards, serving both spiritual and communal functions within the settlement. Its survival into the modern period makes it a valuable record of medieval religious practice and the material culture of this Huntingdonshire parish.
Fletton churchyard cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006839. View the official record →
Fletton churchyard cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Catherine's Church in Fletton, Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006839.
Fletton churchyard cross 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 1006839.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanground churchyard cross (0.5 km), Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery (2.1 km), Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fletton churchyard cross'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.
Fletton churchyard cross stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.