Fragment of Plague Cross to South of Number 7 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. Plaque monument.
Fragment of Plague Cross to South of Number 7
- WRENN ID
- winter-hammer-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 1975
- Type
- Plaque monument
- Address
- Fragment of Plague Cross to South of Number 7, Newcastle Road, Congleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 845 619
- Coordinates
- 53.15486, -2.23216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a fragment of a plague cross located to the south of Number 7 on Newcastle Road in Astbury Marsh. The structure consists of a square stone shaft set on a stone base. Its exact date is uncertain, but it is likely not earlier than 1559, which is when the first major outbreak of plague was recorded in the town.
Local climate
Fragment of Plague Cross to South of Number 7 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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