Mab's Cross
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| Mab's Cross | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mab's Cross in 2005 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°33′05″N 2°37′39″W / 53.55139°N 2.62745°W |
| Completed | 13th century |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Mabs Cross |
| Designated | 10 July 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1384526 |
Mab's Cross, in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, is a stone cross probably dating from the 13th century with its first recorded mention taking place in 1277. It is one of four stone crosses originally used as waymarkers along the medieval route from Wigan to Chorley.[1] The cross no longer stands in its original position, having been moved across the road in 1922 as part of a road widening scheme.
Mab's Cross is a scheduled ancient monument.[1] The monument is the remains of a 13th-century boundary cross in Standishgate, Wigan. The cross was moved from a site on the opposite side of the road in the early-20th century. The Grade II* listed structure has a metre-square, 0.57-metre (1.9 ft) tall dressed plinth made of two courses of rectangular gritstone blocks. Mounted diagonally on the plinth is a large square cross base with the stump of the cross shaft set into it. On the plinth is a metal plaque relating the legend of Lady Mabel Bradshaigh.[2]
