Historic houses · West Midlands
Sandbach Crosses
Sandbach Crosses — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Colin Park — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sandbach Crosses is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Sandbach Crosses are two 9th-century stone Anglo-Saxon crosses now erected in the market place in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They are unusually large and elaborate examples of the type and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The most recent and authoritative dating places the larger cross from the early part of the 9th century, and the smaller from about the middle of that century. Older theories, now outdated, included the view that they were erected to commemorate the conversion to Christianity of Peada of Mercia about 653. Other sources date them to the 9th century. Either after the Reformation or during the Civil War they were thrown down
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1440, -2.3621
- District
- Cheshire East
- Parish
- Sandbach
- Postcode
- CW11 1AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Congleton
Sources
- wikidata: Q3003400 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandbach Crosses (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandbach Crosses?
- Sandbach Crosses is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CW11 1AA), in the parish of Sandbach.
- Is Sandbach Crosses a listed building?
- Sandbach Crosses is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Sandbach Crosses?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CW11 1AA. It sits within the Congleton parliamentary constituency.