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Sharrington village cross

England

List entry 1015253

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1015253

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.01 hectares

Grid reference

TG 03131 36675

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Sharrington village cross is a medieval stone cross situated in the village of Sharrington in Norfolk. The monument dates from the medieval period and would have functioned as a focal point for the parish community, serving purposes including market transactions, proclamations, and religious observance. The cross survives as a testament to the importance of such structures in medieval village life and the enduring character of Norfolk's settlement patterns.

Sharrington village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015253. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sharrington village cross?

Sharrington village cross is a medieval stone cross situated in the village of Sharrington in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015253.

Who is responsible for protecting Sharrington village cross?

Sharrington 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 1015253.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sharrington village cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Carr moated site, Bale (2 km), Heydon Hall, Saxlingham (near Holt) (3 km), Cross in St Andrew's churchyard (3.4 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Carr moated site, Bale

2 km

Heydon Hall, Saxlingham (near Holt)

3 km

Cross in St Andrew's churchyard

3.4 km

Castle Hill medieval ringwork, Hunworth

4.3 km

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

4.7 km

Hindringham Hall moated site with adjacent fishponds

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sharrington village cross

Sharrington village cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Sharrington village cross

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~24 miles

Domesday entry for Sharrington, Norfolk →

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