Gaveston’s Cross

Gaveston’s Cross is a cross in Old Milverton, Warwick District, England. Gaveston’s Cross is situated nearby to the forest Blacklow Hill, as well as near Lower Covert.

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Type: Cross
Description: architectural structure in Leek Wootton and Guy’s Cliffe, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK
Inscription: “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.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton and Chapel Of St Mary Magdalene.

Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton

Church

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Church of Saint James the Great, Old Milverton is situated 2,600 feet east of Gaveston’s Cross.

Chapel Of St Mary Magdalene

Residential building

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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

Village

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Leek Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe, in the Warwick district, in the county of Warwickshire, England, approximately 2 miles south of Kenilworth and 2.5 miles north of Warwick.

Warwick

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Warwick is the historic county town of the English county of Warwickshire, standing on the River Avon. Warwick has ancient origins and an array of historic buildings, notably from the Medieval, Stuart and Georgian eras.