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A weathered stone pillar stands on a square base with a plaque describing the medieval cross site in a grassy garden setting.

Village Cross Wicken (RGL2026)

Village Cross, Cross Green, Wicken

History of village cross

Listed Building

Base and stump of village cross, C14. Barnack limestone. (Historic England)

A dirt road leads past stone cottages and a windmill in the distance, with a tall utility pole standing in the foreground.

Cross Green pump on the left, Wicken

Mains water arrived in 1949.

A group of women and children stand in front of a thatched cottage, with a large stone block in the foreground.

Cross Green, Wicken, 1890s

This was the site of the Monday market, permitted to Humphrey de Bassingbourn in 1331.

Building dates

  • Built 1300–1399
Source for this date
  • Built 1300–1399: Listed building: C14 (grade II)

Tags

  • Listed building
  • medieval

Projects

  • Wicken

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