You may be aware of Eleanor’s Cross shopping precinct, off High Street North in Dunstable, but are you aware of who Eleanor was and why she had a cross?

Eleanor Crosses, England When Edward I's wife, Eleanor of Castile, died of a fever in 1290, he had her body carried 108 miles (174 kilometers) south, from Lincoln to London, for the funeral ...

More than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for the Eleanor Cross to be protected from the elements until repair work gets underway A medieval queen would be "turning in her tomb ...

The Eleanor Cross on London Road, Northampton, has fallen into a poor state, and campaigners have argued for urgent work before winter. Historic England and Northampton Borough Council have now ...