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Standing cross on the west side of High Street is a medieval wayside cross located in Nottinghamshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a type of public cross commonly erected in market towns and along significant routes during the Middle Ages. These structures typically served functions related to commerce, justice, or religious observance within their communities. The cross survives as a testament to medieval urban infrastructure and the importance of such markers in the organisation of medieval town life.
Standing cross on the west side of High Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012871. View the official record →
Standing cross on the west side of High Street is a medieval wayside cross located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012871.
Standing cross on the west side of High Street 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 1012871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War defences 270m and 300m west of Vale Farm (8.2 km), Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane (8.2 km), Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross on the west side of High Street'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 the west side of High Street stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.