Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House

England
List entry 1017825
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017825
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 54760 16329
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane is a stone cross of medieval date located approximately 150 metres west of Wentbank House in Yorkshire. The monument survives as a standing stone shaft, representing a type of wayside cross common in the medieval landscape, typically serving as a marker, meeting point, or waystone along established routes. The cross has been recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and infrastructure in the region. Such crosses often date from the later medieval period, though precise dating for this particular example would require specialist archaeological assessment.

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017825. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House?

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane is a stone cross of medieval date located approximately 150 metres west of Wentbank House in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017825.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House?

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House 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 1017825.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in the churchyard of St Helen's Church (4.4 km), Earthworks on Sutton Common (4.6 km), Roman fort at Robin Hood's Well (5.2 km).

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Monuments
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House

Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval standing cross on Tanpit Lane, 150m west of Wentbank House

YorkRoman town · ~22.3 milesBattle of Towton, 1461Battle (1461) · ~14.2 milesBattle of Marston Moor 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.8 miles