Mabs Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. A C13 Boundary cross. 1 related planning application.

Mabs Cross

WRENN ID: gilded-footing-onyx
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Wigan
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 July 1983
Type: Boundary cross
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WIGAN

SD50NE STANDISHGATE 24-1/2/76 (East side) 11/07/83 Mab's Cross

GV II*

Stump of boundary cross. Probably C13; moved to this site from opposite side of road (probably in early C20). Gritstone. Square plinth of 2 courses of large rectangular blocks (formerly secured by metal staples); and, loosely mounted diagonally on top of this, a large square cross-base with the stump of a chamfered shaft set in it. Attached to the front of the plinth is a lettered metal plaque relating the well-known legend that in 1323 Lady Mabel Bradshaigh did penance for bigamy by walking barefoot from Haigh Hall to this cross once a week for the rest of her life.

Listing NGR: SD5852706268

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