Eleanor Cross, Geddington, Northants
The beautiful Northamptonshire village of Geddington is perhaps best known for having the finest remaining Eleanor Cross (pictured). The monument dates from 1294 when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1244–1290). There were originally 12 monuments, one in each resting place of the funeral procession as they travelled from near Lincoln, where she died, to Westminster Abbey. Three now remain; the other two being in Hardingstone (near Northampton) and Waltham Cross. Charing Cross in London was an Eleanor Cross, but no-one now knows its original whereabouts.
Eleanor Cross, Geddington, Northants
The beautiful Northamptonshire village of Geddington is perhaps best known for having the finest remaining Eleanor Cross (pictured). The monument dates from 1294 when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1244–1290). There were originally 12 monuments, one in each resting place of the funeral procession as they travelled from near Lincoln, where she died, to Westminster Abbey. Three now remain; the other two being in Hardingstone (near Northampton) and Waltham Cross. Charing Cross in London was an Eleanor Cross, but no-one now knows its original whereabouts.