Village Cross on the Green is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Monument.

Village Cross on the Green

WRENN ID
proud-alcove-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 August 1972
Type
Monument
Address
Village Cross on the Green, Cobb's Brow Lane, Newburgh
OS grid reference
SD 483 102
Coordinates
53.58583, -2.78175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The village cross on the green in Newburgh is possibly from the 17th or 18th century and was restored in the 20th century. It is made of sandstone and features a square base supported by three old steps, topped with a simple 20th-century cross.

Local climate

Village Cross on the Green sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% 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 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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