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Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse

England
List entry 1017622
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017622
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SP 91726 97317
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse is a medieval monument located in Northamptonshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents a significant example of market infrastructure typical of organised trading settlements in England during this era. Market crosses served essential functions as gathering points for commerce and community activities, marking the commercial centre of villages and small towns. The monument's presence, recorded at this specific location near Cross Farmhouse, indicates the historical importance of this site as a trading centre within the local medieval economy.

Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017622. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse?

Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse is a medieval monument located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017622.

Who is responsible for protecting Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse?

Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse 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 1017622.

What other scheduled monuments are near Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age enclosure (3.5 km), Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains (4.1 km), Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House (4.2 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Iron Age enclosure
3.5 km
Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
4.1 km
Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House
4.2 km
Kirby Hall: an Elizabethan country house and gardens, including the remains of the medieval village of Kirby
5 km
Blatherwycke medieval village remains
5.5 km
Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbey
5.5 km
Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston
5.7 km
Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse

Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse

Water NewtonRoman town · ~12.6 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~19.1 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~19.1 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.1 miles
Domesday entry for Harringworth, Northamptonshire →
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