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War Memorial on South Side of Road Outside Number 270

A Grade II Listed Building in Grimsargh, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7954 / 53°47'43"N

Longitude: -2.635 / 2°38'5"W

OS Eastings: 358270

OS Northings: 433419

OS Grid: SD582334

Mapcode National: GBR BS1K.B6

Mapcode Global: WH96L.HVGR

Plus Code: 9C5VQ9W8+52

Entry Name: War Memorial on South Side of Road Outside Number 270

Listing Date: 13 January 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1361660

English Heritage Legacy ID: 185932

ID on this website: 101361660

Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR2

County: Lancashire

District: Preston

Civil Parish: Grimsargh

Built-Up Area: Preston

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Grimsargh St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


SD 53 SE GRIMSARGH LONGRIDGE ROAD

8/85 War Memorial on south
side of road outside
No. 270

II

War memorial cross on pedestal which may be late medieval. Sandstone.
C.3 metres high. Cross of punched stone mounted on slightly tapered cubic
pedestal, the face of which has an inset metal plate lettered (in raised
capitals). "This cross was restored by the inhabitants of Grimsargh and
District in Memory of local sailors and soldiers who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1919" followed by 15 names. (Neighbouring farm known as Three Mile
Cross Farm).


Listing NGR: SD5827033419


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 2 February 2017.

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