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The Saxon cross in the churchyard of the parish church at South Stoke, Lincolnshire, is a fragmentary stone monument of Early Medieval date. The cross survives as a shaft with decorated surface carving, representing one of the pre-Conquest stone crosses that demonstrate the presence of Christian worship and artistic tradition in the region during the Saxon period. Such crosses typically functioned as markers within ecclesiastical spaces and reflect the skilled masonry practices of Anglo-Saxon communities. The survival of the cross in situ within the churchyard indicates continuity of religious use at the site from the medieval period onwards.
Saxon cross in churchyard of parish church, South Stoke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005014. View the official record →
The Saxon cross in the churchyard of the parish church at South Stoke, Lincolnshire, is a fragmentary stone monument of Early Medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005014.
Saxon cross in churchyard of parish church, South Stoke 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 1005014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five barrows NW of Heath Farm (3.9 km), Medieval monastic grange with building platforms and dovecote at Saltby (4.7 km), Tower Hill motte castle, Stainby (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Saxon cross in churchyard of parish church, South Stoke'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.
Saxon cross in churchyard of parish church, South Stoke stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.