Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard of St Oswald's Church is a Grade II* listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard of St Oswald's Church
- WRENN ID
- lunar-storey-sorrel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard of St Oswald's Church, Asgarby and Howell
- OS grid reference
- TF 135 462
- Coordinates
- 53.00151, -0.31003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross in the churchyard of St. Oswald's Church dates from the 15th century and is made of limestone ashlar. It features a square base stone with stop and rolled chamfers at the angles, which supports a tapering octagonal shaft. The square base includes an inscription dedicated to John Spenser, who was rector from 1424 to 1448, along with a panel of crosses.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard of St Oswald's Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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