The Mountsorrel Cross C250 Metres South East of Church is a Grade I listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. A Medieval period Cross.
The Mountsorrel Cross C250 Metres South East of Church
- WRENN ID
- buried-pediment-solstice
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1966
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval period
- OS grid reference
- SK 556 126
- Coordinates
- 52.70829, -1.17767
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mountsorrel Cross is a village market cross from the medieval period, located approximately 250 metres southeast of the church on Swithland Main Street. Originally situated in the Main Street at Mountsorrel, it was moved to its current location in the late 18th century. The base features five round steps and a square socket stone, which is intricately carved with bats that have their wings extended at the corners. The tall monolithic shaft is adorned with heads and various devices. The topstone is an openwork design in an upright flat hexagonal shape, with a wide side and central bar, possibly representing a weaver's shuttle. This stone is also carved with small figures and grotesque heads, and the top has a broken Gothic crocket. A charter allowing the holding of a market at Mountsorrel was granted by Edward I in 1292. The cross is designated as a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
The Mountsorrel Cross C250 Metres South East of Church 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 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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