Pooley Bridge village Fishcross.
N 54° 36.732 W 002° 49.255
30U E 511565 N 6051653
In the centre of Pooley Village can be found an interesting Fish Cross, which was erected by Barton Parish Council in 2000.
Waymark Code: WM3MPW
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 11
The sandstone fish cross is an obelisk structure, with a weather vane on the top. It was placed here as a millennium feature and to commemorate the
12th century charter granted to the village of Pooley by King John to hold a fish market in the village square.
The fish cross replaces an earlier one that was removed in 1860.
The stonework of the cross bears 2 coats of arms which I hope to research into and add to a forthcoming new category.
Pooley Bridge village can be found at the N.E. end of Ullswater in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.
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