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Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard, is a medieval stone cross surviving in Lancashire. The monument stands within the churchyard of what was formerly a parochial chapel, positioned a substantial distance south of the chapel tower. Such crosses functioned as focal points within ecclesiastical spaces, serving both devotional and administrative purposes within parish communities during the medieval period. The cross represents a surviving example of the stone monuments that typically marked significant locations within churchyard precincts, though the specific dating and original decorative features of this particular example would require detailed archaeological examination to establish with precision.
Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017532. View the official record →
Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard, is a medieval stone cross surviving in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017532.
Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard 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 1017532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard (0 km), Maghull Manor moated site (2.9 km), Cunscough Hall moated site, Melling (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard'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.
Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.