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Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall

England
List entry 1015907
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015907
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SD 32834 03058
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall is a medieval stone cross situated in Lancashire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of wayside marker that was commonly erected along routes and at significant landscape points during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served practical and spiritual functions, marking pathways, territorial boundaries, or sites of religious or social significance. The cross survives as a designated heritage monument reflecting the medieval religious and social topography of the Lancashire landscape.

Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015907. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall?

Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall is a medieval stone cross situated in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015907.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall?

Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall 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 1015907.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane (0.9 km), Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House (2 km), Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby (2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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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

Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane
0.9 km
Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House
2 km
Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby
2 km
Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel
2 km
Standing cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street
2.3 km
Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station
2.8 km
Sefton Old Hall moated site and fishponds, Sefton.
3.4 km
Maghull Manor moated site
4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall

Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

Domesday entry for Ince, Cheshire →
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