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The Headless Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cheshire, positioned approximately 230 metres north west of Greenlands near Tarporley Road. The monument consists of a stone cross base and shaft, though the head of the cross has been lost, hence its distinctive name. Dating to the medieval period, such crosses typically served as waymarkers, boundaries, or sites of religious or administrative significance within the landscape. The cross remains an important archaeological record of medieval religious and communal practices in the region, and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.
The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013476. View the official record →
The Headless Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cheshire, positioned approximately 230 metres north west of Greenlands near Tarporley Road. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013476.
The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands 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 1013476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 140m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm (1.7 km), High Billinge bowl barrow (3.2 km), Darley Hall moated site (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands'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 Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.