Pre Conquest Cross at Sj 9007 7968 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. A C11 Monument.

Pre Conquest Cross at Sj 9007 7968

WRENN ID
watchful-footing-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Monument
Address
Pre Conquest Cross at Sj 9007 7968, Prestbury
OS grid reference
SJ 900 796
Coordinates
53.31398, -2.1505
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pre-conquest cross, likely dating from the 11th century, that has been relocated to its current site in the late 20th century. It is made of pink gritstone and features a barrel-shaped column with two raised bands near the top. Above these bands, the column is shaped into four faces, each showing the lower part of a raised loop. The top of the cross is broken off, and it stands 1.2 meters high. Previously, it was situated next to the sundial in front of Shell Cottage at Adlington Hall, alongside another base of a Danish cross, a type commonly found in the Macclesfield area.

Local climate

Pre Conquest Cross at Sj 9007 7968 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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