© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
St Peter's Church Medieval Cross is a stone cross located in the churchyard of St Peter's Church in Shropshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as a testament to the religious and social importance of such monuments in parochial settings. Medieval churchyard crosses served multiple functions within their communities, including as focal points for worship, gathering places, and markers of ecclesiastical authority. The physical structure and condition of this particular example reflect the typical form of English medieval crosses, though specific architectural details and any later alterations would require examination of the monument itself and associated archaeological records.
Medieval cross in St Peter's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015295. View the official record →
St Peter's Church Medieval Cross is a stone cross located in the churchyard of St Peter's Church in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015295.
Medieval cross in St Peter'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 1015295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Walls: a large multivallate hillfort (3 km), The Hermitage (3.8 km), Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval cross in St Peter'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 Peter's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.