Legs Cross
Legs Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross in the parish of Bolam, County Durham, England, about 4 miles north of Piercebridge on the Pilgrims' Way. It is a Grade II* listed structure, and a scheduled monument.Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: stone cross in Bolam, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Legg’s Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Bolam and Church of St John the Evangelist.
St Andrew’s Church, Bolam
Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church, Bolam is situated 2,700 feet west of Legs Cross.
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 2½ miles southwest of Legs Cross.
Heighington Church of England Primary School
School
Heighington CE Primary School is a Church of England primary school with academy status located in the village of Heighington, near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. Heighington Church of England Primary School is situated 2½ miles east of Legs Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolam and Bildershaw.
Bolam
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolam is a small village located in County Durham, England. The parish population at the 2011 census was 209, in 2021 the parish of Bolam alone had 84.
Bildershaw
Hamlet
Bildershaw is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A68 road between Darlington and West Auckland. Bildershaw is primarily an agricultural village and is one of the only villages left in the world that uses feudalism.
Houghton-le-Side
Hamlet
Houghton-le-Side is a small village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south-west of Newton Aycliffe. Details are now maintained within the parish of Walworth.
Legs Cross
- Categories: stone cross and historic site
- Location: Bolam, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.59723° or 54° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.68084° or 1° 40′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6WH8W9+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7944867958OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q6518016
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