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Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing is a medieval cross of uncertain date, likely belonging to the later medieval period. The monument stands within the churchyard of St Peter's Church in this coastal settlement in the Falmouth area of Cornwall. Such wayside crosses served important functions in medieval communities, acting as markers for routes, gathering points, and objects of devotion. The cross has been designated as a monument of sufficient historical and archaeological interest to warrant protection as an ancient monument.
Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015066. View the official record →
Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing is a medieval cross of uncertain date, likely belonging to the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015066.
Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing 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 1015066.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pendennis peninsula fortifications (2.3 km), Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church (2.7 km), Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing'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 in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is breccia and metabreccia.