Mountsorrel Cross, Leicester

Name: Mountsorrel Cross
Address: Leicester, United Kingdom

#89 among attractions in Leicester

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Facts and practical information

The Mountsorrel Cross is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages. It originally stood on Main Street in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland, where it still stands. It is a Grade I listed feature. ()

Coordinates: 52°42'30"N, 1°10'39"W

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Leicester United Kingdom

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Day trips

Mountsorrel Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beaumont Shopping Centre, Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum, Old John, Charnwood Forest.

3 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre, Leicester
76 min walk • Beaumont Shopping Centre is in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The 301,099 sq ft shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.
2.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Farm, Cafe
Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum, Mountsorrel
55 min walk • The Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum is a working farm and a motor museum located in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. The farm won the Leicestershire Tourism Award for Best visitor experience 2000/2001.
2.1 miSW
Tower
Old John
54 min walk • Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top. The hill stands at 212 metres high, and is a prominent landmark across Leicester and Leicestershire.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Charnwood Forest
79 min walk • Charnwood Forest is an upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas.
2 miSW
Park
Bradgate House, Bradgate Park
51 min walk • Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England. Edward Grey's son Sir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, who, after John's death married King Edward IV.
1.1 miW
Park
Swithland Wood and The Brand
28 min walk • Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.
1.3 miE
Church
Rothley Temple
33 min walk • Rothley Temple, or more correctly Rothley Preceptory, was a preceptory in the village of Rothley, Leicestershire, England, associated with both the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller.
2.5 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Leicester
65 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in Anstey, Leicestershire, in the Diocese of Leicester.
2.5 miN
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn
64 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn is the Church of England parish church for Quorn, Leicestershire. It is a Grade I listed, dating from 12th century-14th century with a later 1848 addition. The churchyard contains war graves of two army personnel of World War I and three of World War II.
1.8 miE
Church
St Mary & St John Church
47 min walk • St Mary & St John is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Rothley, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to reach out with the good news of Jesus Christ, to be built up as his disciples and to send people out to make God’s love known in the world".
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cropston Reservoir, Leicester
33 min walk • Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Mountsorrel Cross by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mountsorrel Cross:

Train

Rothley (21 min walk)
Nunckley Hill (33 min walk)