The wayside cross, probably medieval, was restored 1919. Only the base is original, a roughly hewn cube-shaped block 75 cm wide and 60 cm deep; this stands on stone plinth which has an inscription stating that it was restored to commemorate peace, 1919; and it carries a cross 1 metre high. (Henry Taylor Ancient Crosses and Holy Wells 1906.
It is located near the village of Hutton. Other nearby communities include the village of New Longton.
Howick was a civil parish from 1866 until 1 April 1934, when it was absorbed into the parish of Penwortham. Howick parish was part of Preston Rural District.[3] The former parish name survives in Howick C E School,[4] the Hutton and Howick Women's Institute (the oldest in Lancashire, founded by suffragette Edith Rigby)[5] and the former railway station.
^Neighbourhood Statistics. "30UNGK0012 (Output Area) Key Figures for 2001 Census". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
^Howick CP/Tn, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
^"Howick C E School". Howick C E School. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^"Hutton and Howick Women's Institute". Hutton and Howick WI. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
April 11, 2024
howick, cross, landmark, small, hamlet, penwortham, south, ribble, lancashire, england, located, just, over, miles, south, west, city, preston, hamlet, predominantly, made, small, community, primary, school, various, farms, electrical, substation, community, p. Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham South Ribble Lancashire England It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston The hamlet is predominantly made up of a small community a primary school various farms and an electrical substation The community had a population of 354 people in 2001 2 Howick CrossHowick Park Drive Howick CrossHowick CrossShown within South RibbleShow map of the Borough of South RibbleHowick CrossLocation within LancashireShow map of LancashirePopulation354 2001 Census OS grid referenceSD506276Civil parishPenwortham 1 DistrictSouth RibbleShire countyLancashireRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPRESTONPostcode districtPR1Dialling code01772PoliceLancashireFireLancashireAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentSouth RibbleList of places UK England Lancashire 53 44 35 N 2 44 56 W 53 743 N 2 749 W 53 743 2 749The wayside cross probably medieval was restored 1919 Only the base is original a roughly hewn cube shaped block 75 cm wide and 60 cm deep this stands on stone plinth which has an inscription stating that it was restored to commemorate peace 1919 and it carries a cross 1 metre high Henry Taylor Ancient Crosses and Holy Wells 1906 It is located near the village of Hutton Other nearby communities include the village of New Longton Howick was a civil parish from 1866 until 1 April 1934 when it was absorbed into the parish of Penwortham Howick parish was part of Preston Rural District 3 The former parish name survives in Howick C E School 4 the Hutton and Howick Women s Institute the oldest in Lancashire founded by suffragette Edith Rigby 5 and the former railway station Hutton and Howick railway station opened on 1 December 1897 on the Preston to Southport railway line It was renamed New Longton and Hutton on 3 November 1934 and closed along with the line on 7 September 1964 6 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Howick Cross 2004 OS Explorer Map 286 Ordnance Survey Southampton ISBN 978 0 319 23578 2 Neighbourhood Statistics 30UNGK0012 Output Area Key Figures for 2001 Census Neighbourhood statistics gov uk Retrieved 3 March 2012 Howick CP Tn Vision of Britain accessed 9 June 2014 Howick C E School Howick C E School Retrieved 9 November 2012 Hutton and Howick Women s Institute Hutton and Howick WI Retrieved 9 November 2012 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howick Cross amp oldid 1136475287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,