Anglo-Scandinavian High Cross at West End of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas Becket is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1967. Cross.
Anglo-Scandinavian High Cross at West End of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas Becket
- WRENN ID
- vast-loggia-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- High Peak
- Constituency
- High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Anglo-Scandinavian High Cross at West End of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas Becket, Market Place, Chapel-En-Le-Frith
- OS grid reference
- SK 057 808
- Coordinates
- 53.32422, -1.91495
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Anglo-Scandinavian High Cross is located at the west end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas Becket in Chapel-en-le-Frith. This cross dates back to the period before the Conquest and is made of gritstone. It has a rectangular section and stands approximately 3 feet high, set into a circular stone base. The cross features a worn interlace design on all four sides. It was moved from its original site when an extension was added to the church in 1975. This structure is also recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Anglo-Scandinavian High Cross at West End of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas Becket sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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