Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice is a wayside cross in Gosport District, Hampshire, England. Cross of Sacrifice is situated nearby to HMS Boadicea Memorial, as well as near HMS L55 Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clayhall Royal Naval Cemetery and St Francis.
St Francis
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
St Francis is a church, which is situated 870 feet east of Cross of Sacrifice.
Fort Monckton
Fort
Photo: gordon james brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort. Fort Monckton is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Cross of Sacrifice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Gosport.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Hardway
Suburb
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Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base. Hardway is situated 2 miles north of Cross of Sacrifice.
Cross of Sacrifice
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Gosport District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7834° or 50° 47′ 0″ northLongitude
-1.13745° or 1° 8′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVM7+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 4879806056OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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