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Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church is a medieval wayside cross situated in Norfolk. The monument represents the type of stone cross that commonly marked routes and boundaries in the medieval landscape, serving both practical and devotional functions. Fragments of the cross survive, though like many such monuments it has been subject to considerable weathering and damage over the centuries. The cross is recorded as a heritage monument of medieval date, reflecting the importance of such carved stone markers in the religious and social life of medieval England.
Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016696. View the official record →
Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church is a medieval wayside cross situated in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016696.
Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church 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 1016696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross 50m east of St Mary's Church (0.5 km), Site of St Mary's Church, Caldecote (2.5 km), Hangour Hill (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church'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 550m north east of St Mary's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.