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Wolverhampton Pillar

The Wolverhampton Pillar is the shaft of an Anglo-Saxon High cross, dating from the ninth or tenth centuries AD. The scheduled monument is still standing in its original location, in what is now the churchyard of , in , England.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: shaft of an Anglo-Saxon High cross, still standing in its original location in the churchyard of St Peter’s Collegiate Church, in Wolverhampton, England
  • Also known as: “Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter’s Collegiate Church” and “Saxon Cross Shaft”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Molineux Stadium and Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Stadium
Photo: John Nickolls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a football stadium situated in , , England. It has been the home ground of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers since 1889. is situated 1,400 feet north of Wolverhampton Pillar.

Museum
Photo: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in , . The building was funded and constructed by local contractor Philip Horsman, and built on land provided by the municipal authority. It opened in May 1884.

Church
Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Collegiate Church is located in central , . For many centuries it was a chapel royal and from 1480 a royal peculiar, independent of the Diocese of Lichfield and even the Province of Canterbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include All Saints and Springfield.

Quarter
is an inner city area of , , . It is situated immediately to the south-east of the city centre, in the city council's Ettingshall ward.

Quarter
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of , England immediately north east of the city centre. It was the home of the Brewery from 1873 until 1991.

Quarter
is a suburb of , , England. It is north-west of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Tettenhall Regis ward. is a relatively modern part of Wolverhampton, with most of the housing stock – both private and council – dating from after World War II. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wolverhampton Pillar.

Wolverhampton Pillar

Latitude
52.58662° or 52° 35′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.1281° or 2° 7′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C4VHVPC+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1610690384
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q16903638
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Gardens and War Memorial in St Peter’s Gardens.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wolverhampton Pillar”. Photo: Brianboru100, CC BY-SA 4.0.