Woodhey Cross

[1] The cross remains at the site where it was originally erected, and it is considered likely to be associated with the occupants of the medieval Woodhey Hall, which stood nearby.

[2] George Ormerod, in his 1819 history of the county, describes it as an "unusual appendage to the seats of the Cheshire gentry.

"[3] The Woodhey Cross is constructed of red sandstone and stands around 1.3 metres high.

[2] The local historian Frank Latham speculates that this might have occurred in 1547, when Newhall Cross was removed.

[2] Clare Hartwell et al. comment in the Buildings of England volume that it is "[m]ore substantial than most".