Building record 0253801000 - ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD CROSS

Summary

Remains of fifteenth century churchyard cross at St Mary's Church - Mediaeval cross base remains in the churchyard.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: St Mary's Church Marsh Gibbon (DBC9717)
  • Listed Building (II) 1214447: CHURCHYARD CROSS (DBC4375)

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Type and Period (2)

  • CROSS (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) PREACHING CROSS? (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Plan Form - Octagonal.
Base & about 2 feet of shaft of ancient sepulchral cross (B3).
Near S porch: base & part of shaft of churchyard cross, C15 (B4).
Grade II. Remains of cross. C15. Stone. Square base, part of chamfered square shaft with much worn stops (B7).
Marked at NGR (B8).


SP 64752323 (to church). Near south porch is the base and, about two foot of octagonal shaft, of a 15th century churchyard cross. (B4 and B13)
SP 64752320. The remains of a medieval cross, situated in the churchyard, and comprising a socket stone, 0.85 m square and 0.40 m high with broached corners and part of an octagonal shaft, 0.28 m diameter and 0.60 m high. The shaft is broached at its base and has holes for seven dowels in its top (B14)
NRHE Insert 2005 (B15).

Sources (6)

  • <4>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp188-189.
  • <7>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p17.
  • <8>SBC10481 Map: OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.
  • <13>SBC28657 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 2538.
  • <14>SBC28658 Verbal communication: Christopher Paul Chaplin. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F2 CC 04-MAR-77.
  • <15>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 64757 23211 (point)
Civil Parish MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13589)

Record last edited

Dec 15 2025 2:59PM

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