The Cross
The Cross is a square in Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, England. The Cross is situated nearby to St Michael’s Tower, as well as near the pub The New Inn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Tower and Gloucester Cathedral.
St Michael’s Tower
Photo: Philafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael's Tower, Gloucester, stands at The Cross, where the four main streets of Gloucester meet. The Cross is also the highest point in the city. The Tower is on the corner of Eastgate and Southgate Streets and the entrance is in Southgate Street.
Gloucester Cathedral
Church
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Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. Gloucester Cathedral is situated 750 feet north of The Cross.
Museum of Gloucester
Museum
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Gloucester in Brunswick Road is the main museum in the city of Gloucester, England. It was extensively renovated following a large National Heritage Lottery Fund grant, and reopened on Gloucester Day, 3 September 2011. Museum of Gloucester is situated 760 feet south of The Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloucester and Walham.
Gloucester
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Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire in England's West Country. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.
Walham
Hamlet
Walham is a hamlet in Longford parish, north of Gloucester, England. It lies on the banks of the River Severn and north of the A40 road. It is a suburb of Gloucester, which is to its south.
Over
Suburb
Photo: Alby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Over is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 2 mi west of Gloucester. It lies on the A40 road in the parish of Highnam, on the west bank of the River Severn.
The Cross
- Type: Square
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Categories: tourism, work of art, and locality
- Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86535° or 51° 51′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.24582° or 2° 14′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3VVQ83+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4828299610OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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