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Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road

England
List entry 1014828
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014828
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SU0490697026
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road is a medieval market cross located in Gloucestershire. The monument stands at a prominent location within the settlement, indicative of its historical function as a focus for commerce and community gathering. Village crosses of this type typically date from the medieval period, though many were subject to later repairs and modifications. The cross remains a material record of the settlement's medieval urban planning and social organisation.

Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014828. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road?

Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road is a medieval market cross located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014828.

Who is responsible for protecting Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road?

Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road 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 1014828.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross 40m east of village hall (3 km), Water meadow 400m east of Clattinger Farm (5 km), Medieval settlement and associated field system at Clattinger Farm (5.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval cross 40m east of village hall
3 km
Water meadow 400m east of Clattinger Farm
5 km
Medieval settlement and associated field system at Clattinger Farm
5.3 km
Areas of Saxon 'burh' within the town walls
6 km
Moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosure, 100m south of Chelworth Farm
6.1 km
Cross in St Mary's churchyard
6.1 km
Cross in St Sampson's churchyard
6.1 km
Cricklade town banks
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road

Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road

CirencesterRoman town · ~3.3 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~17.1 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~18 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~18.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.9 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~21.2 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~23.6 miles
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