Cross at Churchyard of St Mary to South of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1984. Churchyard cross.
Cross at Churchyard of St Mary to South of South Porch
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1984
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Cross at Churchyard of St Mary to South of South Porch, Cottesmore Road, Ashwell
- OS grid reference
- SK 865 137
- Coordinates
- 52.71433, -0.72014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located to the south of the south porch of St. Mary is a notable structure dating from 1851, likely designed by W. Butterfield. It features a tall stone shaft that is chamfered and diminishes in width as it rises, standing on a square base. The cross itself incorporates a St. Andrew's cross and is adorned with kidney-shaped scrolls that connect its various points. The total height of the cross is approximately 5 meters.
Local climate
Cross at Churchyard of St Mary to South of South Porch sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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