The Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1967. Cross.
The Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- far-gutter-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- The Village Cross, Main Street, Rowston
- OS grid reference
- TF 084 563
- Coordinates
- 53.09303, -0.38259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Cross is a 14th-century village cross made of ashlar stone. It features a triple stepped square base that supports the remaining lower shaft of the cross, which is chamfered at the base.
Local climate
The 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 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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