Churchyard Cross 17 Metres West of Door of Church of St. Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Cross.
Churchyard Cross 17 Metres West of Door of Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- vast-quoin-elm
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- NY 965 504
- Coordinates
- 54.84847, -2.05452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located 17 metres west of the door of the Church of St. Mary in Blanchland, is likely from the 13th century. It is made of gritstone and features a monolithic shaft with chamfered angles and broach stops at the base, topped with a bracelet cross head. The overall height of the cross is 2.9 metres. It has an octagonal base that is currently at ground level, with steps that are probably beneath the present ground level. This cross is a rare example of a complete early medieval churchyard cross.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross 17 Metres West of Door of Church of St. Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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