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Queen Charlton village cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of Queen Charlton in Somerset. The monument dates from the medieval period, though its precise construction date remains uncertain. The cross stands as a testament to the religious and social infrastructure of medieval village life, serving as a focal point for the community and marking the centre of the settlement. Like many village crosses of its kind, it would have functioned as a gathering place and a marker of the village's significance within the wider ecclesiastical and administrative landscape.
Queen Charlton village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015510. View the official record →
Queen Charlton village cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of Queen Charlton in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015510.
Queen Charlton village cross 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 1015510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone called Hautville's Quoit (4.6 km), Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke (5 km), Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Queen Charlton village cross'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.
Queen Charlton village cross stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.