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Ludgershall village cross is a medieval monument located in the parish of Ludgershall in Wiltshire. The cross stands as a surviving example of a market or parish cross, a common feature of English village settlements from the medieval period onwards. The structure demonstrates the typical form of such monuments, which served both practical and symbolic functions within the community as focal points for commerce, assembly, and social gathering. The cross remains an important element of the village's built heritage, reflecting patterns of medieval settlement and social organisation in rural Wiltshire.
Ludgershall village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012691. View the official record →
Ludgershall village cross is a medieval monument located in the parish of Ludgershall in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012691.
Ludgershall village 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 1012691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Windy Dido, 250m west of Horseshoe Meadow Farm (8.2 km), Quarley Hill camp (8.6 km), Three round barrows 100m north west of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ludgershall village 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.
Ludgershall village cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.