Tydd St Mary – possibly just a rediscovered piece of cross shaft re-erected at the edge of the churchyard
Parish/DistrictTydd St Mary/South Holland
Location10m to the west of the SW corner of the tower – 0.15m from the fence (at the extreme edge of the churchyard)
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 44584 18588
DesignationListed II
Stone TypeLimestone
RefsAP Survey 24 March 1994;
VisitsAP: 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.

The churchyard cross at Tydd St Mary is set really close to the churchyard railings close to the brick kerb of a grave plot
The top of the cross shaft, showing the fixings

Tydd St Mary (1) churchyard

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