Eleanor Cross at Geddington

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The Eleanor Cross at Geddington is one of the best-preserved medieval stone memorial crosses in England, erected by King Edward I in the late 13th century to commemorate his wife, Queen Eleanor of Castile.

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Label Occurrences
Eleanor Cross 1
Eleanor Cross at Geddington canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eleanor cross ⓘ
medieval stone cross ⓘ
memorial monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
builtFor funeral route of Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
commissionedBy Edward I of England ⓘ
constructionEnd 1294 ⓘ
constructionStart 1291 ⓘ
country England ⓘ
dateOfErection late 13th century ⓘ
dedicatedTo Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
distanceFromLondon approximately 70 miles ⓘ
governingBody Historic England (heritage oversight) ⓘ
linked to: Historic England
hasCategory 13th-century architecture in England ⓘ
Eleanor crosses ⓘ
Grade I listed monuments and memorials ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Northamptonshire ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected historic monument ⓘ
hasFeature multiple sculpted tiers ⓘ
niches with statues of Queen Eleanor ⓘ
three gabled sides ⓘ
hasInscription Latin inscriptions (largely weathered) ⓘ
hasShape triangular plan ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
locatedIn East Midlands ⓘ
Geddington ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNear Church of St Mary Magdalene, Geddington ⓘ
River Ise ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notableFor being one of the best-preserved Eleanor crosses ⓘ
numberOfEleanorCrossSeries 12 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
owner Crown Estate ⓘ
partOf series of Eleanor crosses ⓘ
purpose commemoration of Queen Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
marking a resting place of Queen Eleanor’s funeral procession ⓘ
survivingEleanorCrosses 3 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleanor of Castile → associatedWith → Eleanor Cross at Geddington ⓘ
Waltham Cross → hasLandmark → Eleanor Cross ⓘ
linked to: Eleanor Cross at Geddington