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Market Cross in Market Square is a medieval market structure located in Gloucestershire. The cross served as the focal point for commercial and civic activity within the town, typical of market crosses erected during the medieval period to regulate trade and assembly. Built of stone, the structure exhibits characteristics consistent with late medieval construction and remains an important surviving example of market infrastructure from this period. The monument is designated as a heritage asset in recognition of its historical significance as evidence of medieval urban organisation and commercial practice.
Market cross in Market Square is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014827. View the official record →
Market Cross in Market Square is a medieval market structure located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014827.
Market cross in Market Square 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 1014827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wyck Beacon bowl barrow (5.1 km), Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury Camp (5.2 km), Bourton Bridge Roman settlement (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Market cross in Market Square's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Market cross in Market Square stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.