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Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, though precise dating remains uncertain. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church and represents a type of monument common in ecclesiastical settings during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served functions relating to parish life, religious observance, or commemoration, though the specific original purpose of this particular example is not definitively documented in the scholarly record.
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017058. View the official record →
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017058.
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard 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 1017058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monks Lane moated site, Acton (0.3 km), Reaseheath moated site and two annexes (2.2 km), Edleston moated site and fishpond (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard'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 in St Mary's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.