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Market cross

England
List entry 1006576
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006576
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 07772 72072
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Market Cross is a medieval cross located in Northumberland, England, serving as a focal point for commercial and civic activity in its settlement. The structure dates from the medieval period and functioned as a marker for the market place, a common feature in English towns where trade and public gatherings occurred. The cross represents the importance of organized market activity in medieval Northumberland and the establishment of formal trading spaces within the region's settlements. Such crosses typically comprised a stone base and shaft, though the specific physical form and current state of this particular example would be evident from archaeological records and site inspection.

Market cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006576. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Market cross?

Market Cross is a medieval cross located in Northumberland, England, serving as a focal point for commercial and civic activity in its settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006576.

Who is responsible for protecting Market cross?

Market 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 1006576.

What other scheduled monuments are near Market cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16 (4.1 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15 (4.4 km), Welton tower house (4.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
4.1 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
4.4 km
Welton tower house
4.6 km
Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
4.8 km
Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
5.8 km
Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
6 km
Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
6.3 km
Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Market cross

Market cross stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Market cross

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~15.9 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~7.2 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~18.1 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~21.5 miles
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