Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1954. Cross. 1 related planning application.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
waiting-vestry-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1954
Type
Cross
Address
Village Cross, Bolton-By-Bowland, BB7 4NW
OS grid reference
SD 785 494
Coordinates
53.94032, -2.32835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross in Bolton-by-Bowland is a Grade II listed structure, possibly dating back to the medieval period. It is made of sandstone and features a rectangular cross shaft, although the upper part is missing. The shaft is set into a square block, which is supported by a base consisting of four steps.

Local climate

Village Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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