Building record 0463301001 - HOLY TRINITY CHURCHYARD, BLEDLOW
Summary
Fourteenth to fifteenth century churchyard cross at Holy Trinity, Bledlow.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1159905: CHURCHYARD CROSS (DBC5514)
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Type and Period (2)
- CROSS (14th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
- (Alternate Type) PREACHING CROSS? (14th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
Description
Grade II. Base of cross. C14-C15. Stone. Octagonal with cusped hollow broach stops. 4 main sides have trefoil niches, each containing traces of a carving, probably of a carved head (B8).
IN CHURCHYARD, ON S SIDE OF CHURCH. MUCH WEATHERED (B4).
(SP 778021). There are the remains of a cross in the churchyard at Bledlow (B12).
A Md. Cross base at SP 7783902154. From its position on a low earthen mound it appears to be in situ (B11).
NRHE insert 2005 (B10).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (5)
- <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. pp51-55.
- <8>SBC20224 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Bledlow &C. p10.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <11>SBC28765 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 15-JAN-74.
- <12>SBC28789 Article in serial: Rev W Hastings Kelke. 1866. 'Ancient Stone Crosses' in Records of Buckinghamshire, Volume 3, Part 5, 1866. Pages 152-160. p155.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77842 02156 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2026 11:52AM
