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Westborough village cross

England
List entry 1009210
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009210
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SK 85103 44650
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Westborough village cross is a medieval monument located in the village of Westborough in Lincolnshire. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for the village community, typical of crosses that functioned as gathering places and market centres in English villages. The cross stands as evidence of Westborough's historical development and retains its position within the village's landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important record of medieval village life and organisation in Lincolnshire.

Westborough village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009210. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Westborough village cross?

Westborough village cross is a medieval monument located in the village of Westborough in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009210.

Who is responsible for protecting Westborough village cross?

Westborough village cross 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 1009210.

What other scheduled monuments are near Westborough village cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Swithun's churchyard (1.1 km), Bennington Grange moated site (4.1 km), Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard (4.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross, St Swithun's churchyard
1.1 km
Bennington Grange moated site
4.1 km
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
4.3 km
Allington village cross
4.5 km
Kilvington medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 400m south west of Staunton Hall
5.1 km
Moated grange with fishpond at Muston
7 km
Fleming's Bridge
7.1 km
Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Westborough village cross

Westborough village cross stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Westborough village cross

ThorpeRoman town · ~6.7 milesAncasterRoman town · ~8.2 milesLincolnRoman town · ~18.5 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~7.3 miles
Domesday entry for Westborough, Lincolnshire →
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