Cross Base Approximately 170 Metres North of Mitton Green Farmhouse, on B6243 is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1984. Cross base.
Cross Base Approximately 170 Metres North of Mitton Green Farmhouse, on B6243
- WRENN ID
- stark-clay-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1984
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- SD 712 396
- Coordinates
- 53.85225, -2.43883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base located approximately 170 metres north of Mitton Green Farmhouse, on the B6243, is likely of medieval origin. It is made of sandstone and shows significant wear. The base has a square shape with sloping sides, and the top features a rectangular socket. It is set on a more recent sandstone block, which also has a square plan.
Local climate
Cross Base Approximately 170 Metres North of Mitton Green Farmhouse, on B6243 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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