Cross in Grounds of Dunnington Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1966. Cross.
Cross in Grounds of Dunnington Rectory
- WRENN ID
- winter-postern-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1966
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Grounds of Dunnington Rectory, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- SE 668 527
- Coordinates
- 53.96608, -0.9821
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the grounds of Dunnington Rectory is a Grade II listed structure. It features a cross shaft that is likely from the 12th century, topped by the base of a sundial that is reputedly from the 15th century. The cross is square in plan and has a polygonal sundial, standing approximately 1.5 metres high. It includes a plinth and a fluted octagonal shaft. Notably, the sundial does not have a gnomon.
Local climate
Cross in Grounds of Dunnington Rectory receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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