NHER 3648 (Place record) - Cross's Grave

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.

Summary

The name of this crossroads reputedly comes from a local man named Cross, who committed suicide and was buried as the crossroads. However, the site is named as 'Adis Grave' or 'Adys Grave' in medieval documents, and the name may have been changed in the post medieval period to refer to the crossroads.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF82NW
Civil Parish	HARPLEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	WEST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Full Description

Cross's Grave.
'A suicide named Cross was buried here.....by the crossroads is a mound said to be his grave, and the road menders always add a little more earth to the top, to preserve his memory'.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU)

Some slightly flattened mounds visible, very low, probably only result of hedge being uprooted.
E. Rose (NAU) 20 February 1978.

Source [1] states that this is probably the same as the site named as Adis Grave or Adys Grave in medieval charters, the name being changed because it was at the cross roads and the legend changed to fit!
E. Rose (NLA) 26 September 1995.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(2)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2011 11:42AM