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Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages

England
List entry 1013735
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013735
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SS 63265 00672
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village is a medieval stone cross of probable fourteenth or fifteenth century date. The monument stands approximately fifty-five metres north-north-west of Cherrywell Cottages within the village of Sampford Courtenay in Devon. Such wayside crosses were common features of the medieval landscape, serving both functional and spiritual purposes as waymarkers and sites of devotion for travellers and parishioners. The cross represents an important element of the medieval religious and social infrastructure of rural Devon.

Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013735. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages?

Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village is a medieval stone cross of probable fourteenth or fifteenth century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013735.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages?

Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages 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 1013735.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill (10.3 km), Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill (11.4 km), Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill (11.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
10.3 km
Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.4 km
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.4 km
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.4 km
Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.5 km
Round cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.6 km
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.6 km
Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
11.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages

Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages 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 in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages

ExeterRoman town · ~18.5 miles
Domesday entry for Sampford, Devon →
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