Market Cross
Barnard Castle Market Cross is an octagonal construction in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. It was built in 1747 by Thomas Breaks and is a Grade I listed building.Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Grade I listed market cross in Barnard Castle, England
- Also known as: “Market Cross, Barnard Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Museum and The Old Well.
Bowes Museum
Museum
Barnard Castle Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Francish7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnard Castle Bridge is situated 770 feet west of Market Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Startforth and Westwick.
Startforth
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Startforth is a village on the Pennines end of south Teesdale, England. The population of Startforth taken at the 2011 Census was 1,361. It was in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.
Westwick
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westwick is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Whorlton. It is situated to the east of Barnard Castle near the River Tees.
Boldron
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boldron is a village in the Pennines of England, situated close to Barnard Castle. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Boldron is situated 1½ miles southwest of Market Cross.
Market Cross
- Categories: market cross, building, and historic site
- Location: Barnard Castle, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54221° or 54° 32′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.92374° or 1° 55′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6WG3RG+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1097530560OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17529854
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