Gaveston’s Cross
Gaveston’s Cross is a cross in Old Milverton, Warwick District, England. Gaveston’s Cross is situated near the forest Blacklow Hill, as well as near Lower Covert.
- Cross
- …is inscribed with “In the hollow of this rock was beheaded on the 17 day of July 1312, by barons lawless as himself, Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, the minion of a hateful king, in life and death a memorable instance of misrule.”
- Description: architectural structure in Leek Wootton and Guy’s Cliffe, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton and Guy’s Cliffe.
Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton
Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton is situated 2,600 feet east of Gaveston’s Cross.
Guy’s Cliffe
Guy's Cliffe is a hamlet and former civil parish… Guy’s Cliffe is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Gaveston’s Cross.
Chapel Of St Mary Magdalene
Chapel Of St Mary Magdalene is a residential building, which is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Gaveston’s Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leek Wootton and Warwick.
Leek Wootton
Leek Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now…
Gaveston’s Cross
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Latitude
52.30515° or 52° 18′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.57727° or 1° 34′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C4W8C4F+33
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cross
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blacklow Hill and Lower Covert.
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