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Market Cross is a medieval cross that stands in Staffordshire and represents a significant example of urban market infrastructure from the medieval period. Such crosses typically served as focal points for commercial activity and community gathering in market towns, functioning as places where goods were displayed, transactions conducted, and public announcements made. The structure reflects the importance of organized markets to medieval English towns and the formalization of trade during this era. The cross would have been both a practical commercial fixture and a symbol of the town's chartered rights and economic status.
Market Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012658. View the official record →
Market Cross is a medieval cross that stands in Staffordshire and represents a significant example of urban market infrastructure from the medieval period. 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).
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