Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads is a historic site in Wortley, Barnsley, England. Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads is situated nearby to the fishing area Howbrook Pond, as well as near Howbrook Reservoir.Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: wayside cross in Wortley, Barnsley, England, UK
- Also known as: “Howbrook Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapeltown railway station and Wortley Top Forge.
Chapeltown railway station
Railway station
Photo: 66highgreenplease, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapeltown railway station, originally known as Chapeltown South, is a railway station serves the Sheffield suburb of Chapeltown in South Yorkshire, England. Chapeltown railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads.
Wortley Top Forge
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wortley Top Forge is an historic former finery forge and ironworks originally dating back to the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity as early as the fourteenth century. Wortley Top Forge is situated 2 miles northwest of Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads.
Birdwell Obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdwell Obelisk is situated 2 miles northeast of Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Green and Wortley.
High Green
Suburb
High Green is a village situated approximately 6 miles from Barnsley, the nearest major town. It is located to the north of Chapeltown and is served by bus services; the nearest railway station is in Chapeltown, 1 mile away.
Wortley
Village
Wortley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 579, increasing to 626 at the 2011 Census. Wortley is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wirtleie.
Pilley
Village
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pilley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Pilley is situated to the south of Barnsley and to the west of Junction 36 of the M1 motorway. Pilley is situated 1½ miles north of Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads.
Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
- Categories: wayside cross, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wortley, Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.47901° or 53° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.51048° or 1° 30′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5WFFHQ+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 7041662369OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q17673249
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Howbrook Pond and Howbrook Reservoir.
Nearby Places
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