Information for record number MWA1324:
Cross in Weston Churchyard

Summary The remains of a Medieval cross which stands in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Weston on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Cross, Churchyard
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Weston on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A fine old socket in the churchyard. The upper bed is an irregular octagon, with a drip, the lower bed is enlarged by a cant, and the alternate and smaller sides are reduced to a square by foot broaches of flat outline. There is a mortice in the upper face for the shaft.
2 Octagonal base of churchyard cross on which is a 0.3m square socket for the shaft, set on a moulded square base and chamfered sub-base.
4 The base of the cross and part of the socket are still intact and in reasonable condition.
5 Photographed in 1979.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Old Crosses
Author/originator: Pooley C
Date: 1868
Page Number: 50
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: SMW
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 948
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: SMW
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 790
   
Images:  
Cross base in All Saints Churchyard, Weston on Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1979
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument SHAFT * Use only if function unknown, otherwise use specific type. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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