Market Cross at Junction with Upper Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1965. Market cross.
Market Cross at Junction with Upper Lane
- WRENN ID
- under-chamber-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1965
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross at Junction with Upper Lane, Church Street, Denby Dale
- OS grid reference
- SE 243 130
- Coordinates
- 53.61361, -1.63347
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross is a medieval structure located at the junction of Church Street and Upper Lane in Emley. It features a short circular post set on a square base, which in turn rests on a square step. The cross is painted white and stands as a prominent feature in the village center.
Local climate
Market Cross at Junction with Upper Lane receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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