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Village cross is a medieval monument located in Huntingdonshire, England, and forms part of the historic public infrastructure of its settlement. Such crosses typically served as focal points for community life, functioning as gathering places for markets, proclamations, and social assemblies during the medieval period. The structure represents the type of permanent stone or timber construction that became increasingly common in English villages from the thirteenth century onwards. As a listed monument, the cross preserves evidence of local medieval settlement patterns and the importance of ceremonial and commercial spaces within the village landscape.
Village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006840. View the official record →
Village cross is a medieval monument located in Huntingdonshire, England, and forms part of the historic public infrastructure of its settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006840.
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 1006840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as `The Camps' and associated fishponds (4.6 km), Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks. (6.4 km), The Malting (kiln) (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Village cross'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.
Village cross stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.