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The standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane in Yorkshire is a medieval wayside cross of uncertain date, though crosses of this type were commonly erected during the later medieval period. The monument survives as a substantial stone structure at a prominent road intersection, indicating its former function as a focal point for the local community and possibly as a marker for routes or gatherings. Such crosses frequently served both practical and ceremonial purposes, providing a meeting place and reference point for the settlement. The cross remains designated as an ancient monument on account of its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and local organisation in Yorkshire.
Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011852. View the official record →
The standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane in Yorkshire is a medieval wayside cross of uncertain date, though crosses of this type were commonly erected during the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011852.
Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane 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 1011852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell (0.4 km), Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa (2.7 km), Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane'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 junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.