2013

ST8477 : Castle Combe - The Market Cross

taken 11 years ago, near to Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England

Castle Combe - The Market Cross
Castle Combe - The Market Cross
The Market Cross is a scheduled ancient monument housed beneath the pyramidal structure in the centre of Castle Combe known collectively as the Butter Cross. The Market Cross is much more ancient than the rest of the structure, dating from the late medieval period when Castle Combe was an important and wealthy settlement flourishing on the wool and cloth industry. It is recorded that in 1590 the inhabitants of the village paid to have the cross repaired. Each side has three panels containing quatrefoil designs and shields.
Market Cross Ancient Monument listing LinkExternal link
Butter Cross EH Listing LinkExternal link
Castle Combe

Castle Combe is a very picturesque village about 5 miles from Chippenham in Wiltshire. It is much loved by film-makers because not only does it contain many quaint old English stone buildings, it has no modern buildings. Also (presumably by byelaw) there are no aerials or satellite dishes to be seen, nor are there any telegraph poles.
Some of the numerous films that have used Castle Combe as a location include: Dr Dolittle (1967), Stardust (2007), Wolfman (2010), Warhorse (2011) as well as episodes of TV programmes such as Poirot.
The village's population of about 350 is vastly outnumbered by the many visitors it attracts.
The history of the village dates back to at least the C14th with several existing buildings dating from this time, including the market cross. Most buildings in the village date from the C15th to C18th, and a large percentage of them are EH listed. One of the later buildings is the magnificent Manor House on the edge of the village, set in 365 acres of parkland, which is now a 4* hotel LinkExternal link
The village has its own website here LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Place: Castle Combe other tags: Village Centre Market Cross Butter Cross Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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ST8477, 307 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 11 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 8419 7719 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.6058N 2:13.7472W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 8419 7719
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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