St Leonards Cross Situated Approximately 22 Metres to South East of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1985. Cross shaft.
St Leonards Cross Situated Approximately 22 Metres to South East of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- grim-plinth-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rotherham MP: Sarah Champion (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1985
- Type
- Cross shaft
- OS grid reference
- SK 467 954
- Coordinates
- 53.45397, -1.29778
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St. Leonard's Cross is a cross shaft located approximately 22 metres southeast of the Church of St. Leonard. It likely dates from the late 12th to early 13th century and was moved to its current position in the 20th century. The cross is made of magnesian limestone and is now set on a sandstone plinth. It stands about 1.3 metres high and measures 33 cm by 24 cm at the base.
The west face features a relief carving that includes a figure holding an open book beneath a pointed arch at the base. Above this, there is a crudely carved animal and the legs of another figure, which are now truncated due to the irregularly broken top. The rear side displays acanthus foliage flanking a central shaft. The left side has a ring twist design with pellets, while the right side features acanthus foliage in an irregular scroll.
Local climate
St Leonards Cross Situated Approximately 22 Metres to South East of Church of St Leonard 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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