Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Killhope Cross | |
| locality:- | road, Alston to Middleton | |
| parish |
Alston Moor parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| cross; county boundary mark; boundary mark | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY79934323 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY74
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| county:- | Durham | |
| locality:- | Cumberland boundary | |
| locality:- | Cumbria boundary | |
| References |
OS County Series (Cmd 42)
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| 1Km square | NY7943 | |
 Killhope Cross -- road, Alston to Middleton -- Cumberland boundary -- Cumbria boundary -- Alston Moor -- Cumbria -- Durham / -- 23.4.2011 | ||
| source:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 42)
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| County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. | ||
| Killhope Cross | ||
| on boundary | ||
| placename:- | Killhope Cross | |
| date:- | 1867=1868 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1860s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| KILLHOPE CROSS / / A689 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73097 / NY7993043231 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Boundary marker of uncertain date but possibly medieval; moved to its present site in C18. Single stone, c3 ft high, in form of Latin cross; stands on square base bearing bench mark. Carved lettering on all faces, much weathered. On border between Cumbria and County Durham. | ||
| placename:- | Killhope Cross | |
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY79934323 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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