Market Cross

Market Cross is a monument in Kirkoswald, Westmorland and Furness, England. Market Cross is situated nearby to the community center Kirkoswald Church Institute, as well as near Kirkoswald Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkoswald Castle and Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station.

Kirkoswald Castle

Castle

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Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England. It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing. Kirkoswald Castle is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Market Cross.

Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station

Railway station

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Lazonby & Kirkoswald is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, which is situated 15 miles 32 chains south-east of Carlisle, serves the villages of Kirkoswald, Lazonby and Great Salkeld in Cumbria, England. Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Market Cross.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

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Church of St Nicholas is situated 1 mile south of Market Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkoswald and Eden Valley.

Kirkoswald

Village

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Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about 9 miles from Penrith. The village is in the historic county of Cumberland.

Eden Valley

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The Eden Valley runs northward through the county of Cumbria from its source high on the fells at Mallerstang and enters the sea 91 miles later at Carlisle.