Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1966. Cross.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
stony-gravel-sparrow
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
Village Cross, York Street, Dunnington
OS grid reference
SE 670 525
Coordinates
53.96508, -0.97978
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross is a medieval structure located in Dunnington on York Street. It features a shaft made of magnesian limestone ashlar, standing approximately 2 metres high. The cross has a square base and is supported by a stepped plinth. The shaft tapers towards the top and is topped with a ball finial. This cross is a notable historical feature in the area.

Local climate

Village Cross 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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