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Stump Cross is a wayside cross of medieval origin located approximately 700 metres south of Main Street in Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire. The monument survives as a substantial stone base and lower shaft, representing the remains of what would have originally been a taller structure typical of roadside crosses erected during the medieval period. Such crosses served important functions within the medieval landscape as markers, meeting points, and objects of religious significance for travellers and the local community. The surviving stonework demonstrates the enduring quality of medieval masonry construction, though like many examples of its type, the cross has been reduced to its lower portions through centuries of weathering and human activity.
Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014513. View the official record →
Stump Cross is a wayside cross of medieval origin located approximately 700 metres south of Main Street in Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014513.
Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake 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 1014513.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross at the western end of Main Street (0.7 km), Garden, moat and five fishponds at Kirby Bellars (2.3 km), Kirby Bellars Priory (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake'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.
Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.