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Standing cross at Emley

England
List entry 1011849
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011849
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SE 24352 13075
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing cross at Emley is a medieval stone cross located in the parish of Emley in West Yorkshire. The monument dates from the medieval period, likely the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and represents the type of wayside or market cross common to Yorkshire settlements during this era. The cross would have served important functions within the community, potentially marking a gathering place, market location, or significant junction point. Its survival to the present day, despite the losses suffered by many such monuments over subsequent centuries, makes it a notable example of medieval stone work in the region.

Standing cross at Emley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011849. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing cross at Emley?

Standing cross at Emley is a medieval stone cross located in the parish of Emley in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011849.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing cross at Emley?

Standing cross at Emley 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 1011849.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing cross at Emley?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm (0.7 km), Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm (2.2 km), New Hall moat and fishpond (3.2 km).

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Battlefields
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm
0.7 km
Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
2.2 km
New Hall moat and fishpond
3.2 km
Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
3.5 km
Market cross at Highburton
5.3 km
Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
6 km
Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
6.6 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing cross at Emley

Standing cross at Emley stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Standing cross at Emley

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.3 milesBattle of Towton, 1461Battle (1461) · ~21.4 miles
Domesday entry for Emley, Yorkshire →
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