Cross in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. A Saxon Cross.

Cross in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
quiet-sill-honey
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Cross
OS grid reference
NY 913 664
Coordinates
54.99287, -2.1368
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a Saxon stone cross located about 3 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. Michael in Warden. An attached plaque identifies it as the Warden Village Cross, dating to the early 7th century. The cross features a crudely cut hammerhead design in relief. Originally, it was situated in the garden of Nether Warden House and was moved to its current location in 1957.

Local climate

Cross in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael 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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