There are three surviving crosses at Tydd St Mary – (1) is in the churchyard, (2) is the socket stone of a boundary cross, and (3) is the standing remnant of a second boundary cross

Parish/District | Tydd St Mary/South Holland |
Location | 10m to the west of the SW corner of the tower – 0.15m from the fence (at the extreme edge of the churchyard) |
Category | Churchyard cross |
National Grid Ref | TF 44584 18588 |
Designation | Listed II |
Stone Type | Limestone |
Refs | AP Survey 24 March 1994; |
Visits | AP: 24 March 1994 | DS/HH: Not Visited | DS 4 June 2025 |
There is part of a medieval cross shaft erected close by the churchyard fence about 10m west of the west tower of St Mary’s church at Tydd St Mary. It may have been discovered during grave-digging and re-erected here. There does not appear to be a socket stone below it.
The shaft is rectangular, chamfered to octagonal – it is 0.21m x 0.25m at the top and is 0.85m high (above ground).
The top of the shaft is cut level and has has holes for four fixings set into the stone – three of them still have lead and iron fixing remains present.
Davies did not record this cross, possibly because he did not record for Tydd St Mary in general.

