Percy Cross
The Percy Cross is located just off the A696, 1 kilometre from Otterburn, Northumberland, England. It was erected before 1400 to commemorate the Battle of Otterburn, which took place in 1388, and takes its name from Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland whose two sons took part in the battle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial in Otterburn, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Percy’s Cross” and “The Percy Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Evangelist’s Church, Otterburn and Le Petit Chateau & William de Percy.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Otterburn
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist's Church is a church in Otterburn, Northumberland, northeast England, located off the A696 road. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Otterburn is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Percy Cross.
Le Petit Chateau & William de Percy
Hotel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Petit Chateau & William de Percy is a hotel, which is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Percy Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterburn and Elsdon.
Otterburn
Village
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland, England, 31 miles northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near its confluence with the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name.
Elsdon
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 10 miles to the southwest of Rothbury. The name is derived from the Old English meaning Elli's valley. Elsdon is situated 4 miles east of Percy Cross.
Rochester
Village
Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh. Rochester is situated 4 miles northwest of Percy Cross.
Percy Cross
- Categories: memorial and historic site
- Location: Otterburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23703° or 55° 14′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.19478° or 2° 11′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C7V6RP4+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 41162005OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7167293
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In Other Languages
“Percy Cross” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “পার্সি ক্রস”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Otterburn Battlefield and Otterburn First School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Percy Cross”. Photo: Graham Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0.