Information Plaque - Cronton Cross

The plaque, sited next to SJ4988 : Cronton Cross, Town End, reads: Cronton Cross This medieval cross may have been a stopping off place or weeping stone similar to others in the Borough. The funeral procession probably stopped here to rest on route to Farnworth Chapel In 1906 a local historian, Henry Taylor, described the cross as a pedestal on three flights of steps. The cross head is missing. Cronton Cross was cleaned and repaired in summer 2007 as part of the Restoration of Historic Crosses, Milestones and Landmarks Project.

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