Gosforth Cross
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD.Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
- 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 St Mary’s Church, Gosforth and Gosforth Hogback 2.
St Mary’s Church, Gosforth
Church
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the village of Gosforth, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Gosforth Hogback 2
Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gosforth Hogback 2 is a historic site.
Gosforth Hogback 1
Historic site
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gosforth Hogback 1 is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Holmrook.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west. Holmrook is situated 2½ miles south of Gosforth Cross.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gosforth Cross.
Gosforth Cross
- Categories: Latin cross, high cross, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.41905° or 54° 25′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.43121° or 3° 25′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6RCH99+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5041335129OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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 Gosforth CofE School and Gosforth Hall.
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