Middleham Market Cross
Middleham Market Cross is a historic structure in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Middleham received a market charter in 1389, and a cross was erected in the lower market place, in the 14th or 15th century.Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Mike Rayner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cross
- Description: monumental cross in Middleham, Richmondshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Market Cross” and “Middleham market cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Middleham Castle and Wensleydale Hotel.
Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. Middleham Castle is situated 500 feet southwest of Middleham Market Cross.Wensleydale Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wensleydale Hotel is a historic building in Middleham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The hotel was built around 1800 as an inn named The White Swan.
Central Stores And Awning
Convenience store
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Central Stores And Awning is a convenience store.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleham and Coverham.
Middleham
Town
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleham is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover.
Coverham
Village
Coverham is a village in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles west of the town of Middleham. Coverham is situated 2 miles southwest of Middleham Market Cross.
Leyburn
Town
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream. Leyburn is situated 2 miles northwest of Middleham Market Cross.
Middleham Market Cross
- Categories: monumental cross and market cross
- Location: Middleham, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2853° or 54° 17′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.80574° or 1° 48′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6W75PV+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 8910084307OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q17647485
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