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Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church

England
List entry 1018310
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018310
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TL 74968 97336
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The village cross is a medieval monument situated approximately 270 metres north-west of St Andrew's Church in Norfolk. Such crosses served as focal points for parish communities, typically functioning as gathering places for markets, processions, and public announcements during the medieval period. The structure represents the type of permanent stone or masonry cross that became characteristic features of English village centres from the thirteenth century onwards. The monument's designation as a listed ancient monument reflects its significance as evidence of medieval parish organisation and community infrastructure in Norfolk.

Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018310. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church?

The village cross is a medieval monument situated approximately 270 metres north-west of St Andrew's Church in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018310.

Who is responsible for protecting Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church?

Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew'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 1018310.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Lynnroad Covert, 870m south east of Heath Farm (6.3 km), Bowl barrow and pond barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 810m north west of Field Barn (6.4 km), Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation (6.4 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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in Lynnroad Covert, 870m south east of Heath Farm
6.3 km
Bowl barrow and pond barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 810m north west of Field Barn
6.4 km
Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation
6.4 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 650m west of Pilgrims' Walk
6.6 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 760m west of Pilgrims' Walk
6.7 km
Weeting Castle moated site and 12th century manor house with post-medieval ice house
8.7 km
Two bowl barrows 560m east of Emily's Wood
9 km
Village cross, 90m north east of St James's Church
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church

Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~6.2 miles
Domesday entry for Northwold, Norfolk →
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