Cross Shaft at Churchyard of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1984. A Medieval Cross shaft.

Cross Shaft at Churchyard of St Peter

WRENN ID
rusted-slate-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1984
Type
Cross shaft
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross Shaft at Churchyard of St Peter, Church Street, Empingham
OS grid reference
SK 950 084
Coordinates
52.66541, -0.59568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross shaft at the churchyard of St. Peter in Empingham is a medieval stone structure. It features an octagonal shaft that rests on a chamfered square plinth, which has tiny broaches. The total height of the cross shaft is approximately 2 meters. It is located to the south of the tower of the church.

Local climate

Cross Shaft at Churchyard of St Peter sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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