Base of Cross on Cross Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Cross base.

Base of Cross on Cross Bank

WRENN ID
idle-cornice-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Cross base
Address
Base of Cross on Cross Bank, A6079, Acomb
OS grid reference
NY 923 670
Coordinates
54.99821, -2.12159
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The base of a medieval cross is located on Cross Bank. It is made of sandstone and consists of a roughly-shaped block with a square socket, which is set on a similar but slightly larger block.

Local climate

Base of Cross on Cross Bank receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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