Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1967. A Medieval Cross.
Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- gilded-postern-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Village Cross, Main Street, Melbourne
- OS grid reference
- SK 390 262
- Coordinates
- 52.83214, -1.42156
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village cross in King's Newton is a structure that dates back to medieval times, with a modern addition made in 1936. It is made of stone and features a large square stepped base topped by a modern Celtic cross. On the south side of the base, there is an inscription that reads, "Here stood the ancient cross of King's Newton. This one was erected to mark the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Edward VIII AD 1936."
Local climate
Village Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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