Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Erewash local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1986. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- moated-bailey-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Erewash
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 1986
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross, Church Lane, Morley
- OS grid reference
- SK 396 409
- Coordinates
- 52.96419, -1.4108
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross in Morley is a medieval structure that was converted into a sundial in 1762 by Whitehurst of Derby. It is made of gritstone and features a polygonal base and a polygonal shaft, standing at about four feet high. The sundial includes a base plate and a gnomon.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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