Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1986. Monument.
Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster North MP: Ed Miliband (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 470 014
- Coordinates
- 53.50795, -1.29252
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 5 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. John in Adwick upon Dearne. It is made of sandstone and features a square block shape with a moulded top edge and a socket for a shaft, which is now missing. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St John receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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