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Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower

England
List entry 1013741
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013741
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SS 66421 01725
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower is a late medieval monument standing in the parish of North Tawton, Devon. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure typical of market crosses erected in market towns during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, serving as a focal point for commercial activity and civic gatherings. Its position adjacent to the parish church reflects the close association between ecclesiastical and secular authority in medieval English towns. The monument remains a physical testament to North Tawton's historical importance as a trading centre during the later Middle Ages.

Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013741. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower?

Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower is a late medieval monument standing in the parish of North Tawton, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013741.

Who is responsible for protecting Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower?

Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower 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 1013741.

What other scheduled monuments are near Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone (8.9 km), Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt (9.6 km), Camp SE of Okehampton (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
8.9 km
Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
9.6 km
Camp SE of Okehampton
9.6 km
Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
9.7 km
Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
9.7 km
A round cairn on Watchet Hill
10 km
Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
10 km
Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower

Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower

ExeterRoman town · ~16.8 miles
Domesday entry for Tawton, Devon →
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