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Village cross

England
List entry 1004747
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004747
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SU 26426 75774
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Village cross is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. The structure exemplifies the type of community gathering place typical of English villages from the medieval period onwards, serving functions both practical and ceremonial within parish life. Such crosses frequently marked the focal point of village settlements and were used for markets, proclamations, and social assembly. The precise architectural details and current condition of this particular example are documented in the official heritage record under list entry 1004747.

Village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004747. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Village cross?

Village cross is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004747.

Who is responsible for protecting Village cross?

Village cross 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 1004747.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa at Littlecote (6.4 km), Ditch 530yds (484m) SW of Stitchcombe Farm (7.8 km), Black Field Roman site (7.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman villa at Littlecote
6.4 km
Ditch 530yds (484m) SW of Stitchcombe Farm
7.8 km
Black Field Roman site
7.9 km
Moated site at Puthall Farm
8 km
East Croft Coppice earthwork
8.3 km
Chapel at Knowle House
8.4 km
Camp on Forest Hill
9 km
Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village cross

Village cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Village cross

MildenhallRoman town · ~4.9 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~10.7 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~11.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~11.3 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~13.3 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.9 miles
Domesday entry for Aldbourne, Wiltshire →
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