MenuQueen Eleanor's Cross, Northamptonshire
Queen Eleanor's Cross is a late 13th-century standing stone cross in memory of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I, located in Geddington, Northamptonshire. The cross commemorates the resting of Queen Eleanor's body at Geddington on the night of 6th or 7th December 1290. The master mason for the cross here is not known. of the twelve Eleanor crosses erected by Edward this is one of the three which still stand and is regarded as the best preserved of these. It is within the council area of North Northamptonshire.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1286992.
Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Lat, Long: 52.437879,-0.68564197
Grid Reference: SP 8944 8302
Civil Parish: Geddington CP
Council Area: North Northamptonshire CA
Police Area: Northamptonshire PA
GBPN ID: 319875
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Queen_Eleanor's_Cross,_Northamptonshire_319875
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Historic England Grade I Listed 1286992.
Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Lat, Long: 52.437879,-0.68564197
Grid Reference: SP 8944 8302
Civil Parish: Geddington CP
Council Area: North Northamptonshire CA
Police Area: Northamptonshire PA
GBPN ID: 319875
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Queen_Eleanor's_Cross,_Northamptonshire_319875
Peruse Northamptonshire on Wikishire