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A Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard is a stone monument located in Wiltshire and designated as a heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England. The cross represents a common form of medieval religious architecture found in English churchyards, typically serving as a focal point for parish communities and religious processions. As with many such monuments, it would have functioned both as a symbol of Christian faith and as a practical gathering point within the sacred space of the churchyard. The specific architectural details and condition of this particular cross reflect the medieval period's approach to monumental stonework and parish-level religious expression.
Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019840. View the official record →
A Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard is a stone monument located in Wiltshire and designated as a heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England.
Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard 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 1019840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Post mill at Church Hills (4.2 km), Bowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt Farm (5.2 km), Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard'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.
Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.