| Parish/District | Threekingham/North Kesteven |
| Location | in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, c.25m south east of the chancel |
| Category | Churchyard cross |
| National Grid Ref | TF 08981 36116 |
| Designation | Scheduled |
| Stone Type | Limestone |
| Refs | AP Survey 6 Dec 1993; Davies, D S, 1913, Lincs N & Q, Vol XII No.5, p.148 |
| Visits | AP: 6 Dec 1993 | DS/HH: 20 Dec 2000 |
There is a standing cross about 25m south east of the chancel of of St Peter’s church at Threekingham. When visited by AP in 1993 and by Hilary and me in 2000, it was almost completely engulfed in mature ivy and pretty much defied normal survey. It comprises a socket stone and a portion of shaft.
The socket stone is 0.8m square and 0.37m high at its maximum. The stone is fragmenting on parts of its upper surface. It probably has a chamfered upper edge, but it’s hard to tell.
The shaft was not visible during our surveys, but later photographs (with the ivy cleared away) show it to be split in its lower section with a large fragment becoming detached. Davies recorded the shaft as 0.25m square at the base and rising to a height of c.0.76m. Recent photographs show the shaft has chamfered corners forming an octagonal section.
Threekingham is often associated with an early market charter (noted in Domesday) and in 1328 (Thursdays) but it is likely this relates to nearby Stow Green rather than to Threekingham. Stow Green was an important market and fair site and one might expect a standing cross there . . . but none is reported.
