Former Cross 1 Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Cross, sundial.
Former Cross 1 Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-column-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1988
- Type
- Cross, sundial
- OS grid reference
- SK 851 186
- Coordinates
- 52.75872, -0.73958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former cross, now functioning as a sundial, is located 1 meter south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Peter in Wymondham. It dates from the 14th century and the 19th century. The structure features an octagonal base set on a square pad, supporting a tapered square shaft with fluted sides, which stands approximately 1 meter high. The sundial itself is a plain round design from the 19th century.
Local climate
Former Cross 1 Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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