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The standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst is a medieval stone cross of unknown date. The monument stands in the churchyard at Windlehurst in Lancashire and forms part of the historic landscape associated with the chapel dedication. As a standing cross positioned within a cemetery context, it represents a form of funerary or devotional monument common to medieval English ecclesiastical sites, though specific details of its construction, inscriptions, or stylistic features remain limited in the accessible scholarly record. The cross survives as a testament to the religious landscape of the Windlehurst area during the medieval period.
Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015605. View the official record →
The standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst is a medieval stone cross of unknown date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015605.
Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst 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 1015605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst (0 km), Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way (2.3 km), Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works (2.7 km).
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