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Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood Lane is a medieval wayside cross located in Worcestershire. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft of typical medieval design, characteristic of the crossing points and meeting places that punctuated the English landscape from the thirteenth century onwards. Such crosses served practical and ceremonial functions within their communities, marking boundaries, serving as gathering points, and providing focal points for local religious or administrative activity. The structure is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, indicating its recognised importance to the archaeological and historical heritage of the region.
Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019497. View the official record →
Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood Lane is a medieval wayside cross located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019497.
Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood 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 1019497.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 450m west of Parkhall Farm (3 km), Moated site 120m south east of Huntingdrop Farm (3.1 km), St John the Baptist Church (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood 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 School Road and Astwood Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.