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Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road is a medieval stone cross situated approximately 300 metres south east of Church Farm in Norfolk. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents a form of roadside religious marker typical of medieval England, serving both devotional and directional functions for travellers. Such wayside crosses were commonly erected along established routes and frequently underwent repair or reconstruction over centuries of use. The cross survives as a physical reminder of medieval religious practice and the importance of marked routes through the Norfolk landscape.
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 →
Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road is a medieval stone cross situated approximately 300 metres south east of Church Farm in Norfolk. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road 300m south east of Church Farm'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 on Yarmouth Road 300m south east of Church Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.