Geddington, Queen Eleanor Cross
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Geddington, Queen Eleanor Cross
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 11 May 2014
In the village centre; the best-preserved of the remaining crosses erected by King Edward I in memory of the resting places of his wife, Queen Eleanor, after her death in 1290, on her way to burial in Westminster Abbey. Listed by English Heritage, Grade I: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=231030&mode=adv
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Image Location
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Latitude
52.437844
Longitude
-0.685731