Belsay Village Cross Approx 250 Yds East of Belsay Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. A Medieval Cross.
Belsay Village Cross Approx 250 Yds East of Belsay Castle
- WRENN ID
- dusted-step-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- NZ 086 785
- Coordinates
- 55.10132, -1.86566
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Belsay Village Cross is a medieval cross shaft and base, dating from the 14th or 15th century. It is made of sandstone and features a large square base approximately 2 feet high, supporting a tapering octagonal shaft that stands about 8 feet tall. The shaft has an oblong base measuring around 9 by 15 inches, with broach stops at the corners. This cross was originally the village cross of Old Belsay Village and was relocated by Sir Charles Monck in the 1830s.
Local climate
Belsay Village Cross Approx 250 Yds East of Belsay Castle receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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