Cross Base in Churchyard of St Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Cross base.
Cross Base in Churchyard of St Chad
- WRENN ID
- sunken-span-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Cross base
- Address
- Cross Base in Churchyard of St Chad, Swanlow Lane, Winsford
- OS grid reference
- SJ 650 650
- Coordinates
- 53.18157, -2.52486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base in the churchyard of St Chad dates from around 1543 and is made of yellow sandstone. It features a stepped octagonal base that supports the lower section of a cross shaft. The base has two octagonal steps and a square plinth above, with broaches at the angles that support a square shaft, which transitions to an octagon through broaches.
Local climate
Cross Base in Churchyard of St Chad receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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