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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Butter Cross (Cheddleton)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.532 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Staffordshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Leek  Nearest Village: Cheddleton
Map Ref: SJ989520
Latitude: 53.065241N  Longitude: 2.017867W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The Butter Cross (Cheddleton) submitted by malboll : Cheddleton Buttercross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Staffordshire

This cross is located at the junction of two public footpaths, one of which is the Staffordshire Moorlands Walk. It appears to be medieval and is in excellent condition but I have been unable to discover very much about it, other than I believe it is known as the Butter Cross and formed part of an estate belonging to a family called Challinor. Any further information would be much appreciated.
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The Butter Cross (Cheddleton) submitted by malboll : Cheddleton Buttercross (detail) - I'm not sure whether or not it was called 'Challinors Cross' pre 1990. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: The Butter Cross (Cheddleton) by Anonymous on Sunday, 12 July 2015
Is nothing more known about this cross? I stumbled upon it while walking in the Churnet Valley.
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Re: The Butter Cross (Cheddleton) by MALBOLL on Monday, 18 November 2013
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A little more info:

“The cross near Fernyhill (SJ989523) - usually known as the Butter Cross - is traditionally supposed to have been used as a place for buying and selling. It was restored and a s,all stone cross placed on top at the expense of Mr William E Challinor of Pickwood Hall, a member of the old Leek family of solitors - in 1926. The restoration was marked by a service of dedication on 15th October 1926 which was conducted by the Revd W G Burgis, and an address given by Col. W F Challinor, the local historian. Colonel Challinor included in his address the thought that the old road running beside the cross was probably the route taken by the Duke of Cumberlands army as it marched from Stone towards Leek in 1745. Certainly two old tracks which have degenerated into footpaths meet at its foot, thus marking an ancient cross roads. The mark of a cross and the letters IHM carved on the shaft suggest that the Hollins family of Mosslee had been involved in an earlier consecration at some time”.

[Extract from Cheddleton, North Staffordshire; A Village History compiled by members of the Cheddleton Historical and Archaeological Society Edited by Robert Milner 1983 pp154].
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Re: The Butter Cross (Cheddleton) by MALBOLL on Sunday, 27 November 2011
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The Cheddleton Butter Cross or 'Challinor Cross' is situated in a field at the junction of two footpaths at approx 988523. The base and shaft appear to be much older than the crowning cross. The monument bears the inscription "THIS ANCIENT CROSS WAS RESTORED IN 1990 WILLIAM R. CHALLINOR. It appears to have been in this location for a very long time: It is shown on the 1879 OS map and the Topographical Dictionary of England (1848, pp. 562) says "At a field near Ferny hill is the shaft ofa very ancient cross, eleven feet high, standing on three circular stone steps". One of the footpaths appears to be an ancient holloway and the cross may well be in its original position. A small fragment of another cross can be seen in a private garden approximately 1km North at the crossroads at Cheddleton Heath (987533). A local legend maintains that horses will not pass this spot after dark.
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