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Market cross 8m west of the Market House

England
List entry 1017623
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017623
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SP 94643 85300
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Market cross 8m west of the Market House is a medieval market cross located in Northamptonshire. The monument survives as a stone structure positioned in close proximity to the Market House, reflecting the typical arrangement of market infrastructure in English market towns. Market crosses of this type generally date from the medieval period and served as focal points for commercial and civic activity, often functioning as gathering places for trade and community gatherings. The precise dating and original architectural details of this particular example are recorded in the national heritage designation, which identifies it as a monument of sufficient historical interest to merit statutory protection.

Market cross 8m west of the Market House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017623. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Market cross 8m west of the Market House?

Market cross 8m west of the Market House is a medieval market cross located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017623.

Who is responsible for protecting Market cross 8m west of the Market House?

Market cross 8m west of the Market House 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 1017623.

What other scheduled monuments are near Market cross 8m west of the Market House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lyveden New Building and garden (3.5 km), Slipton Lodge moated site. (4.1 km), Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house (5.7 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lyveden New Building and garden
3.5 km
Slipton Lodge moated site.
4.1 km
Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house
5.7 km
Geddington Bridge
5.8 km
A late 16th century house, gardens and dovecote, 300m west of Mill Farm
6.4 km
A late Anglo-Saxon or early medieval fortified manorial complex to the west of Wadenhoe village, including part of an associated deer park.
6.4 km
Roman timber bridge over Harper Brook
7.4 km
Titchmarsh Roman Town
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Market cross 8m west of the Market House

Market cross 8m west of the Market House stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Market cross 8m west of the Market House

IrchesterRoman town · ~11.7 milesWater NewtonRoman town · ~13 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~18.9 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~20.8 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~16.6 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~20 miles
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