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Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. The structure is a typical example of the village crosses that served as focal points for parish life and commerce during the medieval and early modern periods. The cross stands approximately twelve metres to the north of the adjacent St Mary's church, reflecting the common positioning of such monuments within village centres. As a designated ancient monument, it represents an important survival of vernacular religious and social infrastructure from medieval England.
Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019733. View the official record →
Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019733.
Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church 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 1019733.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm (3.8 km), Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm (6.4 km), Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church'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 12m north of St Mary's church stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.