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Woodeaton village cross is a medieval monument located in the village of Woodeaton in Oxfordshire. The cross survives as a stone structure of fourteenth-century date, representing the type of community marker that was common in English villages during the later medieval period. Such crosses typically functioned as focal points for village life, serving administrative, commercial, and social purposes for their communities. The monument remains a notable example of medieval village infrastructure in the county.
Woodeaton village cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015176. View the official record →
Woodeaton village cross is a medieval monument located in the village of Woodeaton in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015176.
Woodeaton 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 1015176.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow (5.2 km), Oxford city walls (5.8 km), Godstow Abbey: a Benedictine nunnery, associated earthworks, leats and bridge, immediately south of Godstow Bridge (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woodeaton village 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.
Woodeaton village cross stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.