The Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Erewash local planning authority area, England. Cross.

The Village Cross

WRENN ID
graven-pavement-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Erewash
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Cross
Address
The Village Cross, Church Lane, Morley
OS grid reference
SK 395 408
Coordinates
52.96394, -1.41201
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross is a village cross, probably from the 14th century, which was restored in the 19th century. It is made of gritstone and has a square plan, raised on five steps. The base is square, and the shaft tapers with chamfered angles. The top, dating from the 19th century, features a moulded cap that is surmounted by a square lantern with crocketed niches and a crocketed pinnacle above. The cross is located on church property, but it originally stood on the village green before it was enclosed.

Local climate

The Village 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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