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Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm is a medieval wayside cross located in Norfolk, England. The monument represents the class of roadside crosses that were characteristic features of the medieval English landscape, serving both devotional and directional functions for travellers. Such crosses typically date from the medieval period, though precise dating for individual examples is often difficult without documentary evidence or archaeological investigation. The survival of this cross, recorded in the heritage register, testifies to the persistence of medieval religious and social infrastructure in the Norfolk countryside.
Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018301. View the official record →
Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm is a medieval wayside cross located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018301.
Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm 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 1018301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of Sandy Lane (3.5 km), Tumulus in the Warren (4.3 km), Round barrow SE of the Lodges (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm'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.
Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.