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Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation

England
List entry 1015262
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015262
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TL 77356 91366
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stump Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Mount Ephraim Plantation near Norwich, Norfolk. The monument survives as a fragmentary stone base, the upper portion having been lost, which is consistent with the attrition many such crosses have suffered over centuries. Dating to the medieval period, wayside crosses of this type served important functions within the medieval landscape, marking routes, boundaries, or sites of religious significance. The survival of Stump Cross, albeit in reduced form, contributes to the archaeological record of Norfolk's medieval religious and topographical heritage.

Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015262. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation?

Stump Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Mount Ephraim Plantation near Norwich, Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015262.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation?

Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation 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 1015262.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pepper Hill bowl barrow, 400m north east of Mill Farm (3.5 km), Roman building E of Fengate Farm (3.5 km), Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold (4.4 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pepper Hill bowl barrow, 400m north east of Mill Farm
3.5 km
Roman building E of Fengate Farm
3.5 km
Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold
4.4 km
Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow
4.8 km
Bowl barrow 100m south east of Woodcock Cottage
5.3 km
Earthworks in Little Ouse Valley
5.3 km
Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon
5.4 km
Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation

Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~2.8 miles
Domesday entry for Weeting, Norfolk →
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