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Walton Cross 100 Yards North of Walton Cross Farmhouse

A Grade II* Listed Building in Liversedge, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7103 / 53°42'36"N

Longitude: -1.7346 / 1°44'4"W

OS Eastings: 417613

OS Northings: 423792

OS Grid: SE176237

Mapcode National: GBR JTBJ.8Q

Mapcode Global: WHC9W.B07G

Plus Code: 9C5WP768+45

Entry Name: Walton Cross 100 Yards North of Walton Cross Farmhouse

Listing Date: 12 January 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313305

English Heritage Legacy ID: 341087

Also known as: Anglian high cross fragment known as Walton Cross

ID on this website: 101313305

Location: Hightown Heights, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF15

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Liversedge and Gomersal

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liversedge

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Hartsheadst Peter

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Stone cross Monumental cross

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Description


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12/1/67

SPENBOROUGH MB
WINDY BANK LANE
HARTSHEAD
Walton Cross 100 yards N. of Walton Cross Farmhouse

II*

Massive gritstone base to former cross. Thought to be C.11. Rectangular
and tapering upwards with large well cut socket in top for shaft.
Ornamentation on all four sides. Two sides have thin interlace. A
third side has roundel with interlace and below 2 affronted beasts.
The 4th side has scroll and 4 birds in a double frame of interlace.

The history of the cross is not certain.

N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1979.

Listing NGR: SE1761323792

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