Market Cross (Remains Of) In Churchyard, Church Of St Mary

The remains of a market cross are located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary in Bishop's Lydeard. This structure dates from the 15th century and the mid-19th century. It is constructed from red sandstone random rubble masonry and Ham stone. The base features three octagonal steps made of random rubble from the mid-19th century, leading up to a low square socket of Ham stone with broached corners. Attached to this socket is a piece of red sandstone that connects to the decorated stump of a 15th-century shaft.

On the east side, there are three figures set in crocketted niches, with additional single figures facing north and south, though these are much eroded. According to Pooley's "Old Crosses of Somerset" from 1877, the east front originally depicted three figures, including "the Virgin, fancifully crowned, holding the Holy Child on her lap," with an inscribed panel below that reads 6S 66, although this inscription is now difficult to read. The cross was relocated to its current position in the 19th century.