Aston Cross (Base and Shaft) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1970. Sundial.

Aston Cross (Base and Shaft)

WRENN ID
ghost-pedestal-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1970
Type
Sundial
Address
Aston Cross (Base and Shaft), Aston Lane
OS grid reference
SJ 558 782
Coordinates
53.29976, -2.66388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Aston Cross, located on Aston Lane in Aston by Sutton, is a Grade II listed structure consisting of the base and shaft of a cross or sundial, likely dating from the 17th century. The cross is made of red sandstone and features a triangular base with two steps leading up to a square plinth. The shaft is stop-chamfered, and the square head has a slightly raised square panel on top, which includes a central sinking that resembles the base for a sundial that has been removed.

Local climate

Aston Cross (Base and Shaft) receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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