Sandbach Crosses
The Sandbach Crosses are two 9th-century stone Anglo-Saxon crosses now erected in the market place in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They are unusually large and elaborate examples of the type and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: Grade I listed building in Cheshire East, United Kingdom
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Sandbach and Sandbach Methodist Church.
St Mary’s Church, Sandbach
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Mary's Church is in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Sandbach Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Iantresman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
On 1 September 2020, Sandbach Methodist Church joined together with Sandbach Heath Methodist Church and Wheelock Methodist Church to become a new body called Unity Methodist Church. Sandbach Methodist Church is situated 920 feet west of Sandbach Crosses.
Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach
Pub
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Hall Hotel is a public house and restaurant in High Street, Sandbach, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1656 on the site of a previous manor house, and since been extended. Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach is situated 610 feet southeast of Sandbach Crosses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hassall Green and Holmes Chapel.
Hassall Green
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hassall Green is a village in the civil parish of Betchton in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village formerly had a railway station on the North Staffordshire Railway branch line to Sandbach from Harecastle, and is also on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Hassall Green is situated 2 miles southeast of Sandbach Crosses.
Holmes Chapel
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holmes Chapel, until 1974 known as Church Holme, is a village in Cheshire. It's only five miles west of the frontier of the known universe, thanks to Jodrell Bank radio telescope.
Alsager
Town
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Alsager is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located to the north-west of Stoke-on-Trent and east of Crewe. Alsager is situated 4 miles southeast of Sandbach Crosses.
Sandbach Crosses
- Categories: stone cross and historic site
- Location: Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.14402° or 53° 8′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.3621° or 2° 21′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5V4JVQ+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 871783409OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q3003400
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Sandbach Crosses” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑德巴奇十字”
- French: “croix de Sandbach”
- French: “Croix de Sandbach”
- German: “Steinkreuze von Sandbach”
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Highlights include Sandbach Town Hall and Market Hall.
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