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Medieval cross at Barton

England
List entry 1014766
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014766
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 22954 08770
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval cross at Barton is a stone cross of medieval date located in the parish of Barton in Yorkshire. The monument survives as a substantial example of medieval cross architecture, likely serving functions connected to the religious or communal life of the settlement. Such crosses typically date from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries and often marked significant locations within or near villages, serving as gathering places or markers of parish boundaries. The cross is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1014766, recognising its importance as a heritage asset of medieval period significance.

Medieval cross at Barton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014766. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval cross at Barton?

The Medieval cross at Barton is a stone cross of medieval date located in the parish of Barton in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014766.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval cross at Barton?

Medieval cross at Barton 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 1014766.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval cross at Barton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Uckerby medieval village and open field system (6.8 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 150m ENE of Olliver (7 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary running south from Olliver East for 550m (7.4 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.
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval cross at Barton

Medieval cross at Barton stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.