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Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh

England
List entry 1013715
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013715
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SS 54702 04487
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth or fifteenth century date. The monument stands in a rural location in Devon and represents the type of wayside crosses that were common features of the medieval landscape, serving as markers at road junctions and as focal points for local communities. The cross survives as a listed ancient monument, indicating its historical and archaeological significance as evidence of medieval religious and social practice in Devon.

Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013715. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh?

Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth or fifteenth century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013715.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh?

Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh 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 1013715.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St John's Holy Well (0.5 km), Wayside cross at Durdon Cross (6.2 km), Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe (6.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St John's Holy Well
0.5 km
Wayside cross at Durdon Cross
6.2 km
Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe
6.5 km
Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the church
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 350m south of Broomhill
7.8 km
Two bowl barrows on East Kimber Common 525m north west of Stoney
9 km
Bowl barrow on East Kimber Common, 670m west of Stoney
9.2 km
Bowl barrow on Wadland Down
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh

Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh

ExeterRoman town · ~24.2 miles
Domesday entry for Hatherleigh, Devon →
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