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The standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church is a medieval monument of uncertain date, likely erected between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. The cross survives as a stone shaft mounted on a base within the churchyard at Edgmond in Shropshire, representing a type of devotional monument common in English parishes during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served functions related to preaching, processions, or community gathering, though their precise original purpose often remains obscure. The survival of this example demonstrates the enduring presence of medieval stonework within the landscape of Shropshire's ecclesiastical sites, though detailed records of its construction or specific historical events associated with it are not established in the available scholarly record.
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020663. View the official record →
The standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church is a medieval monument of uncertain date, likely erected between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020663.
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church 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 1020663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall (5.6 km), Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm (6.7 km), Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church'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 Michael and All Angels' Church stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.