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Geddington Cross is a surviving Eleanor Cross erected in the late thirteenth century, specifically between 1291 and 1294, as one of a series commissioned by Edward I to mark the halting places of his wife Eleanor of Castile's funeral cortège in 1290. The monument stands as a three-stage octagonal structure of decorated Perpendicular Gothic design, constructed in local stone with intricate architectural detailing including crocketted pinnacles and canopied niches that originally housed statuary. Associated with the cross is a conduit house structure that served the practical function of supplying water to the market town, demonstrating the integration of commemorative and utilitarian purposes in medieval townscape planning. The cross remains one of only three Eleanor Crosses surviving in their original locations, making it a significant testament to late medieval royal monument building and funerary practice.
Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013313. View the official record →
Geddington Cross is a surviving Eleanor Cross erected in the late thirteenth century, specifically between 1291 and 1294, as one of a series commissioned by Edward I to mark the halting places of his wife Eleanor of Castile's funeral cortège in 1290. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013313.
Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house 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 1013313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Geddington Bridge (0.1 km), A late 16th century house, gardens and dovecote, 300m west of Mill Farm (0.9 km), Market cross 8m west of the Market House (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.