Howick Cross at Sd 508 275 is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Cross.

Howick Cross at Sd 508 275

WRENN ID
open-hammer-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 1984
Type
Cross
Address
Howick Cross at Sd 508 275, Liverpool Road, Penwortham
OS grid reference
SD 508 275
Coordinates
53.74222, -2.74716
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Howick Cross is a wayside cross, likely dating from the medieval period, which was restored in 1919. The original part of the cross is the base, a roughly hewn cube-shaped block measuring 75 centimeters wide and 60 centimeters deep. This base stands on a stone plinth that has an inscription commemorating peace in 1919. The cross itself is 1 meter high.

Local climate

Howick Cross at Sd 508 275 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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