Geddington – Northamptonshire

 

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Geddington is a village and civil parish on the A43 in north-east Northamptonshire between Kettering and Corby.

It contains what is thought to be the best surviving Eleanor cross. The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1244–1290). There were originally 12 monuments, one in each resting place of the funeral procession as they travelled toWestminster Abbey. Three now remain; the other two being in Hardingstone (near Northampton) and Waltham Cross.