Dacre’s Cross
Dacre's Cross, also known as Towton Cross, is a historic structure near Towton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The cross was carved in the 15th century, given its style, and it has probably always been a memorial to the Battle of Towton in 1461.Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: cross on the boundary of Towton and Saxton with Scarthingwell, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cross, sometimes known as Lord Dacres Cross”, “Lord Dacre’s Cross”, “Lord Dacre’s Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton”, “Lord Dacres Cross”, and “Towton Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Saxton and St Mary’s Chapel, Lead.
All Saints’ Church, Saxton
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Saxton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the 11th century, initially serving as a chapel of ease in the parish of All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet. All Saints’ Church, Saxton is situated 1 mile south of Dacre’s Cross.
St Mary’s Chapel, Lead
Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church, Lead, is a redundant Anglican chapel standing in an isolated position in fields in the civil parish of Lead, some 0.75 miles to the west of the village of Saxton, North Yorkshire, England. St Mary’s Chapel, Lead is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dacre’s Cross.
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Scarthingwell
Church
Photo: Mark Stevenson, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a historic church in Scarthingwell, in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was constructed in 1854 to a design by John Bownas and William Atkinson. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Scarthingwell is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dacre’s Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saxton and Stutton.
Saxton
Village
Saxton is a village in the civil parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, in North Yorkshire, England, 14 miles south-west of York and 12 miles east of Leeds.
Stutton
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stutton is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, a mile south-west of Tadcaster. It lies in the valley of the Cock Beck which discharges into the River Wharfe one mile to the east of the village. Stutton is situated 1½ miles north of Dacre’s Cross.
Kirkby Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby Wharfe is a village 1.9 miles south of Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford. Kirkby Wharfe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dacre’s Cross.
Dacre’s Cross
- Categories: high cross and historic site
- Location: Towton, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.84176° or 53° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.27484° or 1° 16′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5WRPRG+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 318587699OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q17676120
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