Stone cross in centre of road at junction with Church Road is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 1951. A Medieval Cross.
Stone cross in centre of road at junction with Church Road
- WRENN ID
- lesser-newel-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 July 1951
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Stone cross in centre of road at junction with Church Road, Towngate
- OS grid reference
- SD 540 216
- Coordinates
- 53.68881, -2.69802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone cross located in the center of the road at the junction with Church Road in Leyland is a notable structure, possibly dating back to the medieval period, with restoration carried out in 1887. It features a base made up of two square steps and a tall tapered shaft that includes part of the original octagonal shaft. At the top, it is surmounted by a cross.
Local climate
Stone cross in centre of road at junction with Church Road 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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