Base of Former Butter Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Cross base.
Base of Former Butter Cross
- WRENN ID
- worn-hammer-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Burnley
- Constituency
- Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1985
- Type
- Cross base
- Address
- Base of Former Butter Cross, Habergham Eaves
- OS grid reference
- SD 827 305
- Coordinates
- 53.77077, -2.26268
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of the former Butter Cross in Habergham Eaves is a Grade II listed structure, possibly dating from the late medieval period. It is a roughly cubical stone block that is partially sunk into the surface of a field. The upper surface features a square housing for a shaft in its center. Although it now stands alone in the field, there is a hollow way approximately 20 meters to the west that runs in a roughly north-south direction. This site may be connected to other ancient crosses in the Burnley area, as noted in Bennett's "History of Burnley." Additionally, it is said to have served as a gathering place for Chartists in the 19th century.
Local climate
Base of Former Butter Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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