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Market Cross is a medieval market cross located in Staffordshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for commercial and civic activity within its town, functioning as both a practical meeting place for traders and a symbol of the settlement's market rights and privileges. The cross displays the typical architectural character of medieval market crosses, with a substantial base supporting an elevated cross shaft and head. As a designated heritage monument, it represents an important surviving example of the medieval mercantile infrastructure that characterized English market towns during the later medieval period.
Market Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012658. View the official record →
Market Cross is a medieval market cross located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012658.
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 1012658.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church (0.1 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church (0.1 km), Brindley's Mill (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Market 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.
Market Cross stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.