Whiteleaf Cross

Local nameWhiteleaf Cross
LocationPrinces Risborough, UK

Whiteleaf Cross is a cross-shaped chalk hill carving, with a triangular base, on Whiteleaf Hill in Whiteleaf near Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire.

It sits above the road to the east of the hamlet, whose name is first found in the form White Cliff in the eighteenth century, referring to the white chalk cliff. The cliff is probably a natural formation, older than the cross.

The date and origin of the cross are unknown. It was mentioned as an antiquity by Francis Wise in 1742, but no earlier reference has been found. The cross is not mentioned in any description of the area before 1700.The Act for enclosing the common lands in the Parish, completed on 23 September 1839, specifically required that: in order to preserve within the parish of Monks Risborough the ancient memorial or landmark…

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleaf_Cross

Address Peters Lane, HP27 0, United Kingdom

Coordinates 51°43'43.068" N -0°48'43.144" E

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