Memorials & monuments · South East England
Upper Cross
Also known as: Village Cross
Upper Cross is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Didcot Parkway · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Upper Cross is a public memorial in Oxfordshire, South-East England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 2.3 km away. Postcode area OX11.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Upper Cross River languages form a branch of the Cross River languages of Cross River State, Nigeria. The most populous languages are Lokö and Mbembe, with 100,000 speakers.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5909, -1.2417
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- East Hagbourne
- Postcode
- OX11 9NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Nearest railway station
- Didcot Parkway — 2.3 km
Sources
- osm: n1493465763 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Upper Cross River languages (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Cross?
- Upper Cross is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX11 9NE), in the parish of East Hagbourne.
- Is Upper Cross a protected site?
- Yes — Upper Cross is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Upper Cross free to visit?
- Yes, Upper Cross is free to enter.
- How do I get to Upper Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX11 9NE.