In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described High Cross like this:
HIGH CROSS, a place on the mutual border of Leicester and Warwick; at the intersection of Watling street and the Fosse way, and near the central watershed of England, 5 miles NW of Lutterworth. A high cross anciently stood here; and was supplanted by a beacon post, for alarming the country in the event of an invasion. A handsome cross also was erected here, in 1812, to commemorate the peace of Utrecht. The place is a meet for the Atherstone hounds.
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High Cross through time
High Cross is now part of Blaby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Blaby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about High Cross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of High Cross, in Blaby and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25212
Date accessed: 29th May 2024
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