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Hightown Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Lancashire, near Hightown Station. The monument stands as a roadside marker, a common feature of the medieval landscape that served to guide travellers and mark boundaries or significant routes. The cross dates from the medieval period, though its precise construction date remains uncertain. Its position on Alt Road reflects the importance of this route as a communication corridor in the area, and such crosses typically functioned as focal points for local communities, marking meeting places or significant junctures in the medieval settlement pattern.
Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015909. View the official record →
Hightown Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Lancashire, near Hightown Station. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015909.
Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station 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 1015909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane (2 km), Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall (2.8 km), Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby (3.2 km).
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