Cross and Shaft, in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1988. A Medieval Monument.
Cross and Shaft, in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- drifting-trefoil-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SE 246 032
- Coordinates
- 53.52575, -1.62976
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross and shaft located in the churchyard approximately 10 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St. John is likely from the late medieval period. It is made of millstone grit and features a square cross base with chamfered corners. The shaft is also square and slightly chamfered, with a housing at the top that may have been intended for a sundial.
Local climate
Cross and Shaft, in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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