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Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House

England
List entry 1016099
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016099
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SY 62406 82448
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Langton Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 850 metres south-west of Tatton House in Dorset. The monument survives as a stone cross, representing the type of marker commonly erected along medieval routes and at significant points in the landscape. Such crosses served practical functions as waymarkers and gathering points, whilst also carrying religious significance characteristic of medieval Christian devotion. The cross is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under NHLE list entry 1016099, reflecting its archaeological importance to the understanding of medieval Dorset's landscape and infrastructure.

Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016099. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House?

Langton Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 850 metres south-west of Tatton House in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016099.

Who is responsible for protecting Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House?

Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House 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 1016099.

What other scheduled monuments are near Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross (0.2 km), Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (4.2 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (4.3 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
0.2 km
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
4.2 km
Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
4.3 km
Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
5 km
Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
5.1 km
St Peter's Abbey
5.3 km
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
5.4 km
St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House

Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~4.6 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~6.6 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~4.7 miles
Domesday entry for Langton, Dorset →
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