Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3258 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Butler's Cross |
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Summary
The remains of a medieval standing stone cross, consisting of the base and a fragment of the shaft, set on a modern plinth of stone and tile with a plaque and surrounded by remains of a rusty iron fence. It is located at the junction of the B1439 to West Newton and the A149, and once marked the boundary of Rising Chase. The name of the cross derives from the de Boteler family who held the manor of West Hall, Babingley from the 13th century. It stands on Crown property.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6759 2638 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62NE |
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| Parish: | SANDRINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1977. Visited.
(Named from Boteler, former owner of estate). Marked boundary of Rising Chase. Usual stone base with carved stopangles. Only a fragment of the shaft, or else a tenon to hold it in place, remains. Deep groove cut in one side of base. Set in modern plinth of stone and tile with plaque and surrounded by remains of rusty iron fence, on road island. Crown property.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 June 1977.
Monument Types
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 300; Pl 5. |
| --- | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF167. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 62 NE 3 [2]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Sandringham (Babingley). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | *Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF167. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF167. |
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