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Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located approximately ten metres from the south wall of the chancel at Over in Cheshire. The monument survives as a substantial upright stone shaft, characteristic of crosses erected during the medieval period, though the precise circumstances of its construction and original function remain largely undocumented in accessible scholarly sources. Such crosses commonly served parochial or commemorative purposes within churchyard settings and may have functioned as gathering points or boundary markers within the ecclesiastical landscape. The cross's survival into the modern period, despite the typical loss of many such monuments, attests to its integration within the ongoing use and management of the churchyard.
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over, 10m from the south wall of the chancel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013782. View the official record →
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located approximately ten metres from the south wall of the chancel at Over in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013782.
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over, 10m from the south wall of the chancel 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 1013782.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm (3 km), Bostock Hall moated site. (3.6 km), Marton moated monastic grange, three fishponds, connecting channels and base of stone cross (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over, 10m from the south wall of the chancel'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 the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Over, 10m from the south wall of the chancel stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.