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The standing cross located six metres north west of the west front of St Mary's Church is a medieval monument of the type commonly erected in English churchyards from the twelfth century onwards. Such crosses typically served liturgical, ceremonial, and commemorative functions within the parish landscape, marking sacred space and facilitating outdoor worship and processions. The surviving structure demonstrates the enduring presence of medieval religious material culture in this Dorset parish, where the cross would have stood as a focal point adjacent to the principal ecclesiastical building. Its continued existence as a scheduled ancient monument reflects the archaeological and historical value assigned to medieval church monuments and their contribution to understanding parochial religious practice.
Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015039. View the official record →
The standing cross located six metres north west of the west front of St Mary's Church is a medieval monument of the type commonly erected in English churchyards from the twelfth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015039.
Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary'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 1015039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa SE of East Farm (1 km), Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church (1.1 km), Wyke barns (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.