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Latitude: 52.6922 / 52°41'31"N
Longitude: -0.7523 / 0°45'8"W
OS Eastings: 484428
OS Northings: 311229
OS Grid: SK844112
Mapcode National: GBR CRC.8MT
Mapcode Global: WHFKG.FL0G
Plus Code: 9C4XM6RX+V3
Entry Name: Base and broken shaft of village cross
Listing Date: 8 August 2012
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1409794
ID on this website: 101409794
Location: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Langham, Rutland, LE15
County: Rutland
Civil Parish: Langham
Built-Up Area: Langham
Traditional County: Rutland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Rutland
Church of England Parish: Langham St Peter and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Peterborough
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Base and broken shaft of village cross, probably dating to no later than the C11.
The cross is of oolitic limestone. It has a square base measuring approximately 0.7m by 0.7m. The south side is the only side that is left partially exposed from the ground, and shows the top part of an arcade consisting of three cusped pointed arches with a wider arch in the centre. The base has a socket for the shaft, now broken, which measures approximately 1.2m. It is square on plan and has two prominent convex mouldings on each side.
In the medieval period, standing crosses were set up in various places from cross-roads and market places to villages and churchyards. They were used in numerous ways, such as memorials and marks to guide travellers, and were also a focus for public proclamations and preaching. The cross in Langham is located in the north-east corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I listed). It is understood to have been moved in the mid-C17 from its original location to the north of the Church shown on a 1624 map of the village. The cross has been dated to no later than the C11 on the evidence of the arcading on the base.
The base and broken shaft of Langham village cross is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural Interest: it is an early medieval structure that has been dated to no later than the C11 on the evidence of the arcading on the base.
* Historic interest: it is an eloquent relic of a past community for whom it would have had a diverse functional importance.
* Artistic Interest: the simple, carved arcading attests to the early medieval date of the cross and the craftsmanship in its execution;
* Group Value: the cross has group value with the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, listed at Grade I.
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