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Spilsby market cross

England
List entry 1013534
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013534
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TF 40299 66118
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Spilsby market cross is a medieval market cross located in the market town of Spilsby in Lincolnshire. The structure dates from the fifteenth century and served as the focal point of commercial and civic activity in the town centre. The cross is constructed of stone and features a shaft rising from a stepped base, displaying typical characteristics of late medieval market crosses in England. It remains an important physical testament to Spilsby's historical development as a market settlement and represents the type of civic infrastructure that was central to medieval English town life.

Spilsby market cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013534. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Spilsby market cross?

Spilsby market cross is a medieval market cross located in the market town of Spilsby in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013534.

Who is responsible for protecting Spilsby market cross?

Spilsby market 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 1013534.

What other scheduled monuments are near Spilsby market cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eresby Hall: the remains of a post-medieval house and gardens overlying a medieval manor house (1.2 km), Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge (1.2 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (2.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Eresby Hall: the remains of a post-medieval house and gardens overlying a medieval manor house
1.2 km
Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge
1.2 km
Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard
2.3 km
Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard
2.7 km
Churchyard cross, Old Church
3.9 km
Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard
4 km
Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall
4.6 km
Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Spilsby market cross

Spilsby market cross stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Spilsby market cross

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~5.8 miles
Domesday entry for Spilsby, Lincolnshire →
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