Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1966. Cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- muted-wall-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1966
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Market Cross, Market Place, Billesdon, LE7 9AJ
- OS grid reference
- SK 719 028
- Coordinates
- 52.61838, -0.93929
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross in Billesdon is a medieval structure, although it has been rebuilt. It features a chamfered squared base, a tall reed-moulded shaft, and a capping finial. It is recognized as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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