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The village cross located approximately fifty metres south of Middle Farm in Rutland is a medieval monument that served as a focal point for the settlement's community life. Such crosses typically functioned as gathering places for markets, proclamations, and social assemblies, and this example represents the surviving material evidence of common administrative and commercial practices in medieval English villages. The cross belongs to the tradition of stone or timber monuments erected during the medieval period, when such structures became standard features of village topography across much of England. Its survival to the present day, now recorded within the National Heritage List for England, attests to its enduring significance as a marker of medieval settlement organisation and continuity of place.
Village cross 50m south of Middle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014519. View the official record →
The village cross located approximately fifty metres south of Middle Farm in Rutland is a medieval monument that served as a focal point for the settlement's community life. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014519.
Village cross 50m south of Middle Farm 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 1014519.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old Hall (2.9 km), Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village (3.1 km), Exton Old Hall (5 km).
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