Churchyard Cross at South Side of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. A C14 Churchyard cross.

Churchyard Cross at South Side of Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
sharp-spindle-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Churchyard cross
Address
Churchyard Cross at South Side of Church of St Nicholas, Main Street, Gunby and Stainby
OS grid reference
SK 912 215
Coordinates
52.78381, -0.64813
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross located at the south side of the Church of St. Nicholas in Gunby is a 14th-century structure made of ashlar stone. It features an octagonal shaft with stop chamfers and rests on a square base that also has stopped chamfers at the corners.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross at South Side of Church of St Nicholas 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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