Village Cross, Higham is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1967. Cross.
Village Cross, Higham
- WRENN ID
- stony-soffit-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover MP: Natalie Fleet (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Village Cross, Higham, Main Road, Shirland and Higham
- OS grid reference
- SK 390 590
- Coordinates
- 53.1276, -1.4183
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Cross in Higham is an 18th-century structure that was restored in 1856. It is made of sandstone and features a six-stepped square stone plinth from the 18th century. Atop this plinth is a 19th-century stone cross with a column at the base. The cross has a chamfered square knot and is topped by a Greek-type cross.
Local climate
Village Cross, Higham receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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