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The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a fragmentary medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. The surviving elements comprise the stone socket base and an associated section of shaft, typical of churchyard crosses that served as focal points for parish life and religious ceremonies from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses functioned as gathering places for processions, markets, and community assemblies, and their presence indicates the importance of St Bartholomew's church and its surrounding settlement. The partial survival of this example reflects the common fate of churchyard crosses, many of which were damaged, dismantled, or fell into ruin during the post-medieval period.
The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014399. View the official record →
The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a fragmentary medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014399.
The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard 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 1014399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lodge Park long barrow (8.1 km), Bowl barrow 330m north west of Lodge Park (8.2 km), Crickley long barrow (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.