Gosforth Cross

The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, in the county of .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: cross in Gosforth, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “High cross in St Mary’s churchyard”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gosforth Hogback 2 and Gosforth Hogback 1.

Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic site.

Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic site.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seascale and Holmrook.

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and civil parish on the coast of , England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.

Village
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is a linear village in the English county of . It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the . The B5344 road connects it to , with its less than two miles to the west. is situated 2½ miles south of Gosforth Cross.

Village
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is a small village in in England. It is located between the hamlets of and and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the nuclear plant— was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gosforth Cross.

Gosforth Cross

Latitude
54.41905° or 54° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.43121° or 3° 25′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C6RCH99+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5041335129
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3003348
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Gosforth Cross” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “戈斯福斯十字架”
  • Esperanto: “Kruco de Gosforth”
  • French: “croix de Gosforth”
  • French: “Croix de Gosforth”
  • German: “Kreuz von Gosforth”
  • Japanese: “ゴスフォースの十字架”
  • Japanese: “ゴスフォース十字架”
  • Korean: “고스포스 십자가”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gosforthkorset”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gosforth Cross”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gosforthkrossen”
  • Norwegian: “Gosforthkorset”
  • Polish: “Krzyż z Gosforth”
  • Russian: “Госфордский крест”
  • Swedish: “Gosforthkorset”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s and Gosforth CofE School.

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