Whitestone Cross at Grid Reference Ngr SE 6073 5367 is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. Boundary stone.

Whitestone Cross at Grid Reference Ngr SE 6073 5367

WRENN ID
weathered-portal-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1983
Type
Boundary stone
Address
Whitestone Cross at Grid Reference Ngr SE 6073 5367, Haxby Road
OS grid reference
SE 607 536
Coordinates
53.97552, -1.07563
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Whitestone Cross is a boundary stone located on Haxby Road in York. It dates back to the medieval period and is made of limestone. The stone is a roughly dressed, massive irregular block that stands approximately 1 metre high and measures about 1.75 metres long. It tapers from roughly 2 metres wide at one end to 1 metre wide at the other.

Local climate

Whitestone Cross at Grid Reference Ngr SE 6073 5367 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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