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The Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road is a medieval stone cross located in Norfolk, England, situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Church Farm. The monument represents a surviving example of the wayside crosses that were common features of the medieval English landscape, typically erected at significant points along routes of travel and pilgrimage. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions, marking boundaries, distances, and sacred locations within the medieval settlement pattern. The site's survival to the present day, despite the considerable losses of similar monuments over subsequent centuries, makes it a notable record of medieval devotional and territorial practices in Norfolk.
Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road 300m south east of Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018318. View the official record →
The Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road is a medieval stone cross located in Norfolk, England, situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Church Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018318.
Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road 300m south east of Church Farm 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 1018318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caister Castle (4.5 km), Caister-on-Sea Roman fort and Saxon settlement (4.8 km), Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Battery, 345m east of Decoy Farm, Mautby (5.8 km).
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