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The medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church in Wiltshire is a stone structure of medieval date that served as a focal point for commercial and civic activity within the settlement. Market crosses of this type were characteristic features of medieval towns and villages, functioning as gathering places for trade and community gatherings. The cross remains an important archaeological and architectural record of the settlement's medieval economy and social organisation. Its proximity to the parish church reflects the typical medieval arrangement whereby the market was positioned near the ecclesiastical centre of the community.
Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019387. View the official record →
The medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church in Wiltshire is a stone structure of medieval date that served as a focal point for commercial and civic activity within the settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019387.
Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church 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 1019387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Tunnel Quarry (7.8 km), MoD CORSHAM: GPO Telephone Exchange (8 km), MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church'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 market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.