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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rey Cross like this:
RERE-CROSS, or Rey-Cross, the base of an ancient cross, within an ancient camp, on the E border of Westmoreland; on Stainmoor, near Watling-street, 4¾ miles E by S of Brough. The cross is supposed to have been erected by jointly William the Conqueror and Malcolm of Scotland, to mark the boundary of their territories, and was called originally Roi-cross, or the Cross of the Kings. The camp is Roman; has a rhomboidal form; and measures about 270 yards in length, and from 180 to 250 in width.
Rey Cross is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rey Cross itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rey Cross, in County Durham and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25087
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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