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Mowbray Cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Church Street at Green Hill in Lincolnshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of public cross that served practical and ceremonial functions within parish communities, such as marking important routes, serving as gathering points, or acting as focal points for social and religious observance. The cross survives as a significant example of medieval street furniture, documenting the urban or semi-urban landscape of its period. Its preservation and listing as an ancient monument reflects its importance to understanding the material culture and topography of medieval Lincolnshire.
Mowbray Cross, Green Hill, Church Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015315. View the official record →
Mowbray Cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Church Street at Green Hill in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015315.
Mowbray Cross, Green Hill, Church Street 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 1015315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Lady Mowbray Stone cross base, east of Church of St Nicholas (0.3 km), Market cross at junction of High Street, Low Street and Haxey Lane (0.6 km), Kinaird motte and bailey castle (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mowbray Cross, Green Hill, Church Street'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.
Mowbray Cross, Green Hill, Church Street stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.