Mabs Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. A C13 Boundary cross. 1 related planning application.
Mabs Cross
- WRENN ID
- gilded-footing-onyx
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Wigan MP: Lisa Nandy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1983
- Type
- Boundary cross
- Address
- Mabs Cross, Standishgate, WN1 1XL
- OS grid reference
- SD 585 062
- Coordinates
- 53.55141, -2.62744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mab's Cross is a boundary cross stump, likely from the 13th century, which was moved to its current location from the opposite side of the road, probably in the early 20th century. It is made of gritstone and features a square plinth consisting of two courses of large rectangular blocks that were formerly secured by metal staples. On top of this plinth is a large square cross-base with the stump of a chamfered shaft set into it. Attached to the front of the plinth is a metal plaque that recounts the well-known legend of Lady Mabel Bradshaigh, who, in 1323, did penance for bigamy by walking barefoot from Haigh Hall to this cross once a week for the rest of her life.
Local climate
Mabs Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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