The Obelisk
The Obelisk is an obelisk in Northampton, England. The Obelisk is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Obelisk Spinney, as well as near the recreation area Obelisk Rise Central Open Space.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist’s Church, Boughton and Kingsthorpe Cemetery.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Boughton
Church
Photo: Arober11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Boughton. It is a Grade II listed building and stands on the east side of Church Street. St John the Baptist’s Church, Boughton is situated 2,200 feet north of The Obelisk.
St Mark’s Church
Church
Photo: Burgess Von Thunen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mark’s Church is situated 3,000 feet southwest of The Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moulton Park and Chapel Brampton.
Moulton Park
Suburb
Moulton Park is a large industrial estate in the civil parish of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is near the village of Moulton, a few miles north of the town of Northampton.
Chapel Brampton
Village
Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Brampton is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Church with Chapel Brampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. Chapel Brampton is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Obelisk.
Pitsford
Village
Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitsford is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is around 5 miles north of Northampton. Pitsford is situated 1½ miles north of The Obelisk.
The Obelisk
- Type: Obelisk
- Roof shape: pyramidal
- Categories: historic site and monument
- Location: Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.2799° or 52° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
-0.89685° or 0° 53′ 49″ westInception
1764Height
100 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C4X74H3+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 762207291OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidal
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