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Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. The monument consists of a stone shaft and base, characteristic of crosses erected during the medieval period, likely serving as a marker for local routes, meeting places, or parish boundaries. The cross represents the type of wayside monument commonly found throughout northern England from the thirteenth century onwards. Such structures served important functions in medieval communities as navigation aids, assembly points, and symbols of local authority or religious significance.
Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014113. View the official record →
Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014113.
Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads 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 1014113.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm (3.9 km), Round cairn 200m south-west of Sutton Hall (4.7 km), Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads'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 on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.