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Wayside cross 500m north of Sutton End Farm is a medieval stone cross situated in the parish of Acton, Cheshire. The monument represents a category of wayside crosses that were common features of the medieval landscape, often serving functions related to travel, parish boundaries, or local significance. The cross dates to the medieval period, though precise dating evidence for this particular example is not extensively documented in the available scholarly record. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important survival of medieval material culture within the Cheshire landscape.
Wayside cross 500m north of Sutton End Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012885. View the official record →
Wayside cross 500m north of Sutton End Farm is a medieval stone cross situated in the parish of Acton, Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012885.
Wayside cross 500m north of Sutton End 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 1012885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Bullstones bowl barrow (1.6 km), Cleulow Cross high cross, 200m north of Fourways (1.9 km), Ridge Hall moated site and annexe (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 500m north of Sutton End 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 500m north of Sutton End Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.