The Buttercross
The Buttercross is a memorial in Witney, West Oxfordshire District, England. The Buttercross is situated nearby to Witney Town Hall, as well as near the government office Witney Town Council.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Witney Town Hall and Corn Exchange.
Witney Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witney Town Hall is a municipal structure in Spring Lane in Market Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Witney Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
Corn Exchange
Community center
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Market Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. The structure, which is used as a public events venue, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madley Park and Curbridge.
Madley Park
Suburb
Madley Park is a district on Madley Brook, a small tributary of the River Windrush in Witney, Oxfordshire. It comprises housing, schools and a community centre.
Curbridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curbridge is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire of Oxfordshire, England. It lies immediately south-west of Witney. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 763. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Lew. Curbridge is situated 1½ miles west of The Buttercross.
Delly End
Neighborhood
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delly End is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ miles north of The Buttercross.
The Buttercross
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Buttercross. In 1606 Richard Ashcombe left £50 to build “a house over and above the cross.” The clock was added in 1683 after a bequest from William Blake of Cogges. Tradition has it that a statue of the Virgin Mary stood on the central pillar.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Witney, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.78367° or 51° 47′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.48521° or 1° 29′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3WQGM7+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 14005363005OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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