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Wayside cross west of Fox Lane is a medieval cross situated in Derbyshire. The monument represents a roadside marker typical of the medieval period, when such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions for travellers. The cross survives as a physical reminder of medieval commerce and pilgrimage routes through the Derbyshire landscape. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and communications infrastructure.
Wayside cross west of Fox Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008613. View the official record →
Wayside cross west of Fox Lane is a medieval cross situated in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008613.
Wayside cross west of Fox Lane 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 1008613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation (7.6 km), Cairnfield with enclosure, house platform and ring cairn 800m north east of Raven Tor (7.6 km), Cairnfield and house platform 400m south west of Harewood Grange Farm (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross west of Fox Lane'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 west of Fox Lane stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.