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The Butter Cross is a market cross located in Staffordshire, England. As a structure of this type, it would have functioned as a focal point for commercial activity, particularly the sale of butter and other produce in a local market setting. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1012666. Such crosses typically date from the medieval period onwards and served as important centres for community commerce and gathering.
The Butter Cross, 700m north east of Stile House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012666. View the official record →
The Butter Cross is a market cross located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012666.
The Butter Cross, 700m north east of Stile House Farm 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 1012666.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Milestone (1.3 km), Egg Well (2.9 km), Market Cross (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Butter Cross, 700m north east of Stile House Farm'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.
The Butter Cross, 700m north east of Stile House Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.