Cross and Well and Surrounding Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1952. Monument.

Cross and Well and Surrounding Wall

WRENN ID
low-screen-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central MP: Bill Esterson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1952
Type
Monument
Address
Cross and Well and Surrounding Wall, Little Crosby Road
OS grid reference
SD 318 014
Coordinates
53.50575, -3.02888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross and the site of a former well, located on Little Crosby Road in Crosby, are notable features from 1758. The cross is made of sandstone blocks and is mounted on a square plinth that is set back from the footway, matching the height of the surrounding boundary wall. It has a three-step base and a stop-chamfered shaft, with the year "1758" inscribed at the base. The top section of the cross has been renewed and features a 19th-century cruciform head with raised lettering that reads "IHS". The site of the former well is to the left of the cross and is enclosed on three sides by a low stone wall. Together, these elements contribute to the character of the Little Crosby Conservation Area, which is recognized for its collection of buildings that vary in date, materials, and style while maintaining a similar scale.

Local climate

Cross and Well and Surrounding Wall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% 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 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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