Cross Green is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Cross Green postcode: LS21 1HD

Retail in Cross Green

There are great places to visit near Cross Green including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.

There are a number of cities near Cross Green including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

Don't miss Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden's villages if visiting the area around Cross Green.

Don't miss Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags's woodlands if visiting the area around Cross Green.

The area around Cross Green boasts some of the best parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

There are a number of historic buildings near Cross Green including Cartwright Hall, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, Wainhouse Tower, and Shibden Park.

There are a several good museums in the Cross Green area like Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The area close to Cross Green boasts some of the best gardens including Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are great places to visit near Cross Green if you like country parks.

Hiking Areas to visit near Cross Green include Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley are some of Cross Green best towns to visit near Cross Green.

There are a several good lakes in the Cross Green area like Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, Warland Reservoir, and Gaddings Dam.

Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are great places to visit near Cross Green if you like historic monuments.

There are a several good hills in the Cross Green area like Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are some of Cross Green best ancient sites to visit near Cross Green.

The area around Cross Green boasts some of the best nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Cross Green include Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Places near Cross Green feature a number of interesting airports including Leeds Bradford Airport.

Cross Green is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Middleton Park,

The area around Cross Green features a number of interesting ruins including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Cross Green area like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

Places near Cross Green feature a number of interesting castles including Sandal Castle.

Don't miss Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Cross Green.

There are a several good boroughs in the area around Cross Green like Kirklees.

Cross Green History

There are some historic monuments around Cross Green:

• Length of Grim's Ditch extending 1.4km from a point 70m south of Cotton Road East to the south east corner of Avenue Wood
• Stanley Ferry aqueduct
• Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock
• Stank Hall quasi-manorial site
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Henge on Birkwood Common
• Rothwell Castle
• Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital
• Length of Grim's Ditch from Cotton Road East to the A63, Colton Common
• Middleton Park shaft mounds
• Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood
• Newland Preceptory
• Shrunken medieval village of Colton
• Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge
• Length of Grim's Ditch 260m west of Brown Moor Farm
• Length of Grim's Ditch immediately north of Gamblethorpe
• Adel Roman fort and settlement
• Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive
• Length of Grim's Ditch partly under Bullerthorpe Lane 620m north of Gamblethorpe
• Castle Hill motte and bailey castle
• Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road