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Muston village cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Leicestershire, situated approximately 70 metres east of Mountain Ash Farm. The monument survives as a stone structure typical of village crosses erected during the medieval period, which served both practical and ceremonial functions within the settlement. Such crosses commonly marked the centre of village life and were used for trade, proclamations, and religious observance. The cross remains a material record of Muston's medieval organisation and settlement pattern.
Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017495. View the official record →
Muston village cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Leicestershire, situated approximately 70 metres east of Mountain Ash Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017495.
Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm 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 1017495.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated grange with fishpond at Muston (0.4 km), Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe (2 km), Fleming's Bridge (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm'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.
Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.