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Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the type of communal monument typically found at the centre or prominent location within a village settlement, serving functions related to market activity, social gathering, and parish administration. Village crosses of this period were commonly constructed from stone and frequently featured a stepped base supporting a shaft and head, though specific details of the surviving remains at this location reflect the particular traditions and materials of the Wiltshire region. The monument's designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its historical and archaeological significance as evidence of medieval village organisation and material culture.
Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019506. View the official record →
Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire.
Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin'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 1019506.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin'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 village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.