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Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey is a fourteenth-century wayside monument erected in memory of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. The cross forms part of the series of twelve Eleanor Crosses commissioned by Edward I between 1291 and 1294 to mark the resting places of the Queen's body during its journey from Harby in Nottinghamshire to Westminster Abbey following her death in 1290. The Northampton cross stands near Delapre Abbey, a Cluniac priory founded in the twelfth century, and retains its medieval cross head mounted on later replacement shafting. As one of the surviving Eleanor Crosses, it represents an important example of late medieval commemorative sculpture and royal patronage in England.
Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015536. View the official record →
Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey is a fourteenth-century wayside monument erected in memory of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015536.
Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill (1.6 km), Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton (2.1 km), Northampton Castle, remains of (2.3 km).
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