Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm

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History & significance

Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm is a medieval stone monument consisting of the base and lower shaft of a cross that survives in situ in Cheshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its erection cannot be determined from the surviving structure alone. Such crosses served important functions within medieval communities as wayside markers, meeting places, or focal points for parishes and manorial centres. The survival of this base represents a significant fragment of medieval material culture in the Cheshire landscape, preserving evidence of the region's religious and social organisation during the medieval era.

Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013783. View the official record →

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