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Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane

England
List entry 1018319
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018319
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TF 80461 37031
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The village cross at the north west end of Cross Lane is a medieval monument in Norfolk. Such crosses served as focal points for parish communities, functioning as gathering places for markets, proclamations, and social assembly during the medieval period. The structure represents the type of permanent stone cross that became characteristic features of English village landscapes from the thirteenth century onwards, reflecting the importance of central meeting points in pre-industrial settlements.

Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018319. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane?

The village cross at the north west end of Cross Lane is a medieval monument in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018319.

Who is responsible for protecting Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane?

Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane 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 1018319.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House (7 km), Coxford Priory (9.1 km), Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm (9.4 km).

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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

Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House
7 km
Coxford Priory
9.1 km
Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
9.4 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
9.5 km
Mound in Osier Carr
9.5 km
Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village
9.6 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
9.6 km
Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane

Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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