Old Cross is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1967. Cross.
Old Cross
- WRENN ID
- former-grate-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire MP: Louise Sandher-Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Old Cross, St Lawrence Road, North Wingfield
- OS grid reference
- SK 409 648
- Coordinates
- 53.17947, -1.38886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Cross is a cross and base located on St Lawrence Road in North Wingfield. The structure dates back to medieval times, with a restoration completed in 1932. It is made of sandstone and has a square plan. The socket stone and part of the shaft are set on three steps, which were made in 1932. An inscription on the stone reads: "This ancient stone here preserved is the base/ and part of the shaft of the medieval/ village cross. The words cut upon it show/ that it was utilised as a guide post after such were/ ordered to be set up at crossways in the year 1702./ Restored by W A Taylor Esq St Lawrence of this parish AD 1932." Additionally, the base of the cross features an inscription by Captain Fire Brass that includes the names Mansfield Rode, Darby Rode, and Chesterfield Rode.
Local climate
Old Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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