Poulton-le-Fylde Market Cross, in the English
market town
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of
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, was likely erected in the 17th century. Standing at the southern end of
Market Place, it is a Grade II
listed structure.
[Market Cross]
– Historic England
It is a
Tuscan column constructed of stone, consisting of three tapered cylinders on a square
pedestal, which in turn sits on a circular plinth of four steps. On top of the cylinders is a ball
finial
A finial (from '' la, finis'', end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.
In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the Apex (geometry), apex of a d ...
with a cross. The cross is similar to those at
Kirkland and
Garstang
Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster.
In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,268 ...
and is situated between the stocks and the fish stones.
[ Pevsner (1969), p. 192][ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 506]
See also
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Listed buildings in Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde is a market town in the Borough of Wyre, Wyre district of Lancashire, England, situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde. There are 16 buildings and structures in the town which have been Listed building, listed by the Secret ...
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A 19th-century view of the market cross
Buildings and structures in Poulton-le-Fylde
Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire
Market crosses in England
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