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Village cross is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. Village crosses of this type typically date from the medieval period and served as focal points for community life, functioning as gathering places for markets, assemblies, and religious observances. The structure would have comprised a stone base and shaft, characteristic of crosses constructed during the medieval era in English villages. Such monuments are significant archaeological witnesses to the social and economic organization of medieval settlements.
Village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018417. View the official record →
Village cross is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018417.
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 1018417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount. (3.2 km), Dovecote at Manor Farm, Draycot Cerne (3.6 km), Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church (3.6 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.