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The standing cross at the Church of St Mary is a medieval stone cross located in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of parish cross that commonly stood in churchyards throughout England during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served both liturgical and social functions within their communities, marking sacred space and providing a focal point for public gatherings and processions. The surviving structure demonstrates the craftsmanship and religious devotion characteristic of medieval Yorkshire parishes.
Standing cross at the Church of St Mary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012879. View the official record →
The standing cross at the Church of St Mary is a medieval stone cross located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012879.
Standing cross at the Church of St Mary 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 1012879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement (4 km), Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill (4.3 km), Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross at the Church of St Mary'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 at the Church of St Mary 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.