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Whittlesey Butter Cross is a market cross located in the market town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a focal point for commercial activity, particularly the sale of butter and other provisions in the town centre. The cross is a Grade II* listed building, reflecting its architectural and historical importance to the settlement. It stands as evidence of Whittlesey's medieval prosperity and the formalised market infrastructure that supported the town's economy during the medieval and early modern periods.
Whittlesey Butter Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006910. View the official record →
Whittlesey Butter Cross is a market cross located in the market town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006910.
Whittlesey Butter 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 1006910.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea (2.6 km), Bowl barrow immediately north east of Bank Farm (2.7 km), Bowl barrow 430m north east of Prior's Fen Farm (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Whittlesey Butter Cross'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.
Whittlesey Butter Cross stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.