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Market Cross

England
List entry 1013710
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013710
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 97033 48080
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Market Cross is a medieval stone cross situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for market activity and civic life within its settlement. Such crosses typically functioned as gathering places for trade, public announcements, and social assembly in medieval towns and villages. The structure represents an important example of medieval urban infrastructure and reflects the commercial and administrative organization of its community during the Middle Ages.

Market Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013710. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Market Cross?

Market Cross is a medieval stone cross situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013710.

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 1013710.

What other scheduled monuments are near Market Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge (9.3 km), Round barrow 40m north of Cow Wold Road (9.9 km), Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW of Blackmill (10.2 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

Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge
9.3 km
Round barrow 40m north of Cow Wold Road
9.9 km
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW of Blackmill
10.2 km
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m north west of Blackmill
10.2 km
Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill
10.2 km
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 150m north west of Blackmill
10.2 km
Romano-British enclosure and two adjoining fields on Westwood Common, 510m south west of Blackmill
10.2 km
Bowl barrow on Westwood Common, 150m north of Blackmill
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Market Cross

Market Cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Market Cross

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~22 milesYorkRoman town · ~23 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~16.1 miles
Domesday entry for Lund, Yorkshire →
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