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Staple Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Hampshire. The monument consists of a stone cross shaft that survives in situ, representing a type of wayside or market cross common in English settlements during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served practical and ceremonial functions within their communities, marking significant locations for trade, gatherings, or religious observance. The cross remains an important surviving example of medieval stone work in the Hampshire landscape.
Staple Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002369. View the official record →
Staple Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002369.
Staple Cross 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 1002369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II pillbox and tank traps in former railway yard N of town (1.7 km), Pre-Conquest monastery, early Christian cemetery, Augustinian priory and a motte and bailey castle at Christchurch (1.7 km), Site of Town Walls in, and E of, Druitt Gardens (1.8 km).
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