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Standing cross 6m south of St Mary's Church is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the religious and social infrastructure that characterised English parishes during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served liturgical, devotional, or processional functions within their local communities. The cross remains an important record of medieval religious practice and the material culture of parish life in Devon.
Standing cross 6m south of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019542. View the official record →
Standing cross 6m south of St Mary's Church is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019542.
Standing cross 6m south of St Mary's Church 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 1019542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stoke Canon Bridge (5.5 km), Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church (6 km), Churchyard cross 15m south east of St Mary's church (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross 6m south of St Mary's Church'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 6m south of St Mary's Church stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.