Medieval Cross in Grounds of St Leonard's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. Cross.
Medieval Cross in Grounds of St Leonard's Church
- WRENN ID
- tall-banister-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1983
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Medieval Cross in Grounds of St Leonard's Church, Warmingham Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 709 610
- Coordinates
- 53.14587, -2.43643
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The medieval cross located in the grounds of St. Leonard's Church dates from around 1298 or later. It is made of red sandstone and features a two-step base with an additional bevelled block that is set into the base. This block supports a short Tuscan column, which has fixings for a sundial at the top.
Local climate
Medieval Cross in Grounds of St Leonard's Church receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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