Market Cross Beside South Gate to Church of St Ricarius is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1967. Market cross.

Market Cross Beside South Gate to Church of St Ricarius

WRENN ID
deep-hall-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1967
Type
Market cross
Address
Market Cross Beside South Gate to Church of St Ricarius, Main Street, Aberford
OS grid reference
SE 433 371
Coordinates
53.82862, -1.34324
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Market Cross beside the south gate to the Church of St. Ricarius is a former market cross, likely from the 17th century, that was relocated and restored in 1911. It is made of magnesian limestone and features two circular steps leading up to a square pedestal that transitions into an octagonal shape. The shaft is in two parts, square in section with stop-chamfered corners, and it has a moulded square cap on top with four arched faces, all adorned with carvings. The front and back faces display crosses, while the others are indecipherable. At the bottom of the shaft, there is a lettered brass plaque indicating that the cross was removed during the plague in 1644 and later restored by public subscription to commemorate the coronation of King George V in 1911.

Local climate

Market Cross Beside South Gate to Church of St Ricarius receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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