Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Cross.
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1987
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, North Witham
- OS grid reference
- SK 927 218
- Coordinates
- 52.78642, -0.6256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary is a 14th-century structure. It features an octagonal shaft that transitions to a square shape through stop-chamfers. The shaft is set in a lead-lined socket, and it stands on a circular base that rests on a square plinth.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary 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 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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