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Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station

England
List entry 1015909
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015909
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 30072 03650
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hightown Cross is a medieval wayside cross situated near Hightown in Lancashire, England. The monument stands as evidence of the religious and commercial life of the medieval period, when such crosses commonly marked important routes and served as gathering points for local communities. The structure reflects the architectural conventions of medieval cross design, though its exact date of construction remains uncertain within the medieval period. The cross's location adjacent to the historic route suggests it played a role in the local medieval landscape, serving both practical and devotional functions for travellers and residents.

Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015909. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station?

Hightown Cross is a medieval wayside cross situated near Hightown in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015909.

Who is responsible for protecting Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station?

Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station 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 1015909.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane (2 km), Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall (2.8 km), Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby (3.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane
2 km
Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall
2.8 km
Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby
3.2 km
Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel
3.5 km
Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House
4.4 km
Standing cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street
4.5 km
Sefton Old Hall moated site and fishponds, Sefton.
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station

Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Ince, Cheshire →
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