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Carperby Market Cross
Carperby Market Cross is a historic structure in Carperby, a village in Wensleydale, in England. Carperby was granted a market charter in 1305, but it is believed that it ceased to hold markets around 1587, when nearby Aysgarth assumed greater importance. A market was restarted in the 17th century, and it is possible that the market cross was erected to commemorate this occasion. The cross was erected in the village centre in 1674, and restored in 1843. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority argues that the base may be of this later date. It was Grade II listed in 1952, and made a scheduled monument in 1995. The cross is constructed of sandstone, and has an octagonal tapering shaft on a base of seven square steps. On the arms of the cross are recessed square panels, and on the top is a panel containing initials. The date 1674 is on the east face of the arms, and 1843 on the west face, along with an inscription "RB". On the ends are face masks in bas-relief. See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Cross, Carperby - Geograph
A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
