4-533: 52°42′29.75″N 1°10′39.47″W / 52.7082639°N 1.1776306°W / 52.7082639; -1.1776306 The Mountsorrel Cross is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages . It originally stood on Main Street in the village of Mountsorrel , Leicestershire , but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland , where it still stands. It
8-548: A medieval town or village market, granted by a charter, or it could have once represented a traditional religious marking at a crossroads. These structures range from carved stone spires , obelisks or crosses , common to small market towns such as that in Stalbridge , Dorset, to large, ornate covered structures, such as the Chichester Cross , or Malmesbury Market Cross . They can also be constructed from wood; an example
12-489: Is a Grade I listed feature. This article about a Leicestershire building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Market cross A market cross , or in Scots , a mercat cross , is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns , where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron. Market crosses were originally from
16-580: The distinctive tradition in Early Medieval Insular art of free-standing stone standing or high crosses , often elaborately carved, which goes back to the 7th century. Market crosses can be found in many market towns in Britain. British emigrants often installed such crosses in their new cities, and several can be found in Canada and Australia. The market cross could be representing the official site for
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