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Village cross at the crossroads north of Saintbury village is a medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. The structure dates from the medieval period and stands at a prominent position marking the junction of routes north of the settlement. Such crosses served important functions as focal points for community gatherings, markets, and religious observances in medieval villages. The monument survives as evidence of the social and economic organisation of medieval rural settlements in the Cotswolds region.
Village cross at the crossroads north of Saintbury village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014396. View the official record →
Village cross at the crossroads north of Saintbury village is a medieval monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014396.
Village cross at the crossroads north of Saintbury village 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 1014396.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snowshill round barrows (SW of village) (7.4 km), Shenberrow Hill camp (7.7 km), Bourton Clump long barrow (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Village cross at the crossroads north of Saintbury village'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 the crossroads north of Saintbury village stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.