A town (pop. ~1400) on A43 in northeast Northamptonshire on the River Ise, in the Rockingham forest, which contains what is thought to be the best surviving "Eleanor cross". The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239-1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1244-1290). There were originally twelve monuments, of which three remain.

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A link to a short article with images describing the likely circumstances surrounding the transfer of Queen Eleanor's body to Westminster.

[1] (http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/eleanor.htm)

The English Heritage page on Geddington's Cross

[2] (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?wci=mainframe&URL1=default.asp%3FWCI%3DNode%26WCE%3D811%26document_from%3Dhttp%253A//www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp%253FProperty_Id%253D57)

A nice walking tour with pictures

[3] (http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/villages/geddington/tour.htm)