To try and stop them from being vandalised or neglected they were erected in plain site of houses and businesses alike so that the locals could keep an eye on them and report anyone up to no good.
Sadly in most cases this didn't work as over the years many have been demolished due to neglect. To this day just three remain standing. The best example of which is in the Village of Geddington, near Kettering.
For more information on the Eleanor Crosses (with tales of squirrels and a possible missing cross from the top) click on the link below:
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