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The village cross at Aylburton is a medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. The structure dates to the medieval period and served as a focal point for the community, typical of crosses erected in English villages during the Middle Ages. The cross functioned as a gathering place and was often associated with market activity and parish administration. Like many village crosses, it would have held religious and social significance for the local population.
Village cross at Aylburton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014406. View the official record →
The village cross at Aylburton is a medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014406.
Village cross at Aylburton 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 1014406.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower keep castle on Little Camp Hill (0.7 km), Camp Hill promontory fort and Romano-British temple complex (0.9 km), Village cross at Lydney (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Village cross at Aylburton'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 at Aylburton stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.