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 | 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 |
There is part of a medieval cross shaft erected close by the churchyard fence about 8m SW 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 0.19m x 1.15m at the base, tapering to 0.16m x 0.12m at the top. It is c. 0.7m high (above ground).
The top of the shaft has four lead plugs set into the stone – one still has an iron pin within the lead.
Davies did not record this cross, possibly because he did not record for Tydd St Mary in general.
