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The village cross at Lydney is a stone cross structure located in Gloucestershire. The monument stands in the village of Lydney and represents the type of communal gathering place typical of medieval settlements, serving functions ranging from market administration to public assembly. Stone crosses of this character generally date from the medieval period, though many underwent reconstruction or repair in later centuries. The cross survives as evidence of Lydney's medieval urban organisation and continues to occupy its traditional position within the village community.
Village cross at Lydney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014405. View the official record →
The village cross at Lydney is a stone cross structure located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014405.
Village cross at Lydney 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 1014405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower keep castle on Little Camp Hill (1.3 km), Camp Hill promontory fort and Romano-British temple complex (1.4 km), Village cross at Aylburton (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Village cross at Lydney'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 Lydney stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.