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The Maiden's Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 520 metres south-south-west of Four Lane Ends in Cheshire. The monument survives as a stone cross of medieval date, representing the type of wayside marker common throughout England during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served functional and devotional purposes, marking routes, boundaries, or sites of religious significance. The cross remains designated as an ancient monument owing to its historical importance as evidence of medieval landscape organisation and religious practice in the county.
The Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013785. View the official record →
The Maiden's Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 520 metres south-south-west of Four Lane Ends in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013785.
The Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends 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 1013785.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 14th century kiln (4.4 km), Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm (6.2 km), Standing cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends'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 Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.