Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Market Cross
In or near Edwinstowe.
Market Cross — Public artwork (sculpture).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Mansfield Woodhouse · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Market Cross is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture).". Coordinates: 53.1648°, -1.1939°.
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From the Wikipedia article
A market cross, or in Scots, a mercat cross, is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns, where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Market crosses were originally from the distinctive tradition in Early Medieval Insular art of free-standing stone standing or high crosses, often elaborately carved, which goes back to the 7th century. Market crosses can be found in many market towns in Britain. British emigrants often installed such crosses in their new cities, and several can be found in Canada and Australia.
Architecture
These structures range from carved stone spires, obelisks or crosses, common to small market towns such as that in Stalbridge, Dorset, to large, ornate covered structures, such as the Chichester Cross, or Malmesbury Market Cross. They can also be constructed from wood; an example is at Wymondham, Norfolk.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1648, -1.1939
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Mansfield
- Parish
- Mansfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- NG19 8AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mansfield
- Nearest railway station
- Mansfield Woodhouse — 0.5 km
Sources
- osm: n7601851404 (ODbL)
- commons: Market Cross, Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Market cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Market Cross?
- Market Cross is in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG19 8AE), in the parish of Mansfield, unparished area.
- What is Market Cross?
- Market Cross — Public artwork (sculpture).
- How do I get to Market Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Mansfield Woodhouse, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NG19 8AE.
- Is Market Cross free to visit?
- Yes, Market Cross is free to enter.
- How do I get to Market Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Mansfield Woodhouse, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NG19 8AE.