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St Erth Churchtown cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of St Erth in Cornwall. The monument comprises a stone cross shaft of pre-Reformation date, likely erected in the medieval period to serve as a marker within the settlement or as a focus for devotional practices. The cross stands as evidence of the religious landscape of medieval Cornwall, reflecting the importance of such monuments in the spatial organisation and Christian character of the parish. Its survival to the present day, despite the religious upheavals of the sixteenth century, contributes to our understanding of continuity in Cornwall's material religious heritage.
St Erth Churchtown cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010845. View the official record →
St Erth Churchtown cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of St Erth in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010845.
St Erth Churchtown 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 1010845.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures E of Gurlyn (3.5 km), Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard (3.8 km), Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Erth Churchtown 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.
St Erth Churchtown cross stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.