Bedale Market Cross

Bedale Market Cross is a historic monument in Bedale, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

Bedale was granted a market charter in 1251, and in the 14th century the current cross was erected at the north end of the marketplace, where the town's three medieval streets converge.

[3][4] The cross consists of an octagonal stone base with seven steps, the lowest step being 5 metres across.

This stepped cross form is the most common type of Mediaeval standing cross in England.

The octagonal cross shaft sits in a socket stone, and is 3.5 metres high.