Cross in St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1998. Cross.
Cross in St Marys Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- former-foundation-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 1998
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in St Marys Churchyard, St Marys Hill
- OS grid reference
- SJ 405 658
- Coordinates
- 53.18624, -2.89103
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in St Mary's Churchyard is a churchyard cross with a lower part dating from the medieval period and an upper part added in 1907. It is made of sandstone and features a square base consisting of two steps, which is inscribed with "REMOVED AD 1543: RESTORED AD 1907." Above this base is an octagonal plinth and an octagonal stem with oblique sides that stop above the plinth. The stem is adorned with a band of winged cherub-heads, while the upper stem and cross were added in the 20th century.
Local climate
Cross in St Marys Churchyard receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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