Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1968. Cross.
Cross
- WRENN ID
- stranded-plinth-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1968
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross, High Street, Swinstead
- OS grid reference
- TF 018 224
- Coordinates
- 52.79042, -0.49162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village cross in Swinstead, dating from the 14th century, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is constructed from ashlar and features an octagonal plan. The cross shaft and square base are situated on a chamfered plinth and two octagonal steps. The shaft, which rises with stop chamfers, stands approximately 4 feet high.
Local climate
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 81% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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