Scheduled MonumentsEnglandVillage cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church

Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church

England
List entry 1018302
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018302
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TG 18047 13583
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church is a medieval monument situated in Norfolk, England. Village crosses of this type typically served as focal points for community gatherings, market activity, and religious observance during the medieval period, functioning as symbols of parochial authority and settlement identity. The precise dating and architectural details of this particular cross would require reference to archaeological survey records and the full heritage listing documentation, which establish its significance within the local medieval landscape.

Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018302. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church?

The village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church is a medieval monument situated in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018302.

Who is responsible for protecting Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church?

Village cross 160m south of St Margaret'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 1018302.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College (7.1 km), Cringleford Bridge (7.9 km), Two tumuli, Eaton Heath (8.2 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church

Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~7 miles