Monument record 849 - The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m NW of Greenlands

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<1> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

'Headless Cross' shown on maps by Bryant (1) & Heaton (2)

<2> Heaton W, 1819, Plan of Delamere Forest (Maps and Plans). SCH2657.

<3> Chester Courant, 1878-1990, The Cheshire Sheaf, 4/46 JB 1902 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH3105.

Cross is mentioned temp James I

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ56NE13 1976 (Index). SCH2487.

All that remains of the cross is the socket stone which is 0.7msq & 0.35m high. The socket is 0.3msq & 0.15m deep. The stone is mounted on a modern block & is situated in a roadside hedge. Possibly originally held cross shaft RN:850

<5> English Heritage, Various, Old/Original Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Description), 25697 (Scheduling Record). SCH4606.

<5> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), 25697 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.

Red sandstone crossbase. Ths crossbase stands in its original possition beside the medieval road to Vale Royal Abbey. The block is 0.78m wide on the E face and 0.68m deep. It stands 0.35m high. The base has been broken away on its west corner. Probably one of 7 crosses destroyed by puritan iconoclasts in the early 17th century

<6> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.464 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.