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Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross

England
List entry 1008614
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008614
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK2714778233
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lady's Cross is a wayside and boundary cross located in Derbyshire, England. The monument dates to the medieval period, serving the practical functions typical of such crosses, which marked parish or manorial boundaries and provided waymarking for travellers in the landscape. The cross survives as a physical testament to medieval administrative and devotional practices in the region, though like many examples of its type, its original form may have been modified or partially reconstructed over the centuries.

Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008614. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross?

Lady's Cross is a wayside and boundary cross located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008614.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross?

Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross 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 1008614.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Field system and stone circle on Rabbit Warren, 1150m south east of Park Farm (9.8 km), One Arch Bridge (9.8 km), Round cairn on Harland Edge (10 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Field system and stone circle on Rabbit Warren, 1150m south east of Park Farm
9.8 km
One Arch Bridge
9.8 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
10 km
Round cairn 890m SSW of Hob Hurst's House
10 km
Round cairn 970m south of Hob Hurst's House
10.1 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
10.2 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
10.2 km
Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 950m west of Calton Houses
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross

Wayside and boundary cross known as Lady's Cross stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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