Battle Cross

The Battle Cross is a historic monument in Aldborough, North Yorkshire in England. The 18-foot high cross was erected to commemorate the Battle of Boroughbridge, which took place in 1322.

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Type: Monument
Description: war memorial in Boroughbridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Aldborough Cross”, “Battle Cross, Aldborough”, “Battle Cross, Boroughbridge”, and “Village Cross”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough and Ship Inn.

St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough

Church

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St Andrew's Church is the parish church of Aldborough, North Yorkshire, a village in England. Aldborough is the site of the Roman town of Isurium Brigantum, and it is believed that the church lies on the site of a temple to Mercury.

Ship Inn

Pub

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The Ship Inn is a Grade II listed public house in Aldborough, North Yorkshire, England. Between 2008 and November 2024, the pub was owned by Brian Rey and Elaine Howden, who came to prominence after Gordon Ramsay visited their previous pub, the Fenwick Arms, in Claughton, Lancashire, in a 2006 episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

Aldborough Roman Town

Museum

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Aldborough Roman Town is a museum, which is situated 980 feet south of Battle Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldborough and Boroughbridge.

Aldborough

Village

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Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Boroughbridge, 7 miles to the north-east of Knaresborough, in North Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Aldborough was built on the site of a major Romano-British town, Isurium Brigantum.

Boroughbridge

Town

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Boroughbridge is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is 16 miles north-west of York.