Cross Base in Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1988. A Medieval Cross base.

Cross Base in Bank

WRENN ID
worn-pedestal-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan MP: Lisa Nandy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 May 1988
Type
Cross base
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross Base in Bank, Standish Wood Lane
OS grid reference
SD 562 087
Coordinates
53.57371, -2.66199
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross base in the bank at Standish Wood Lane is likely of medieval origin. It is made of stone and features sides measuring 650 millimeters. The base has a large square socket.

Local climate

Cross Base in Bank sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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