Cross 5m to South of Church of St. Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Cross.
Cross 5m to South of Church of St. Swithin
- WRENN ID
- iron-porch-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross 5m to South of Church of St. Swithin, Church Street, Long Bennington
- OS grid reference
- SK 843 438
- Coordinates
- 52.98552, -0.74491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross, located 5 meters south of the Church of St. Swithin in Long Bennington, dates from the 16th century and is made of limestone. It features a rectangular shaft with chamfered corners, which is composed of two pieces that are held together by iron pins. There is also a small fragment of the base.
Local climate
Cross 5m to South of Church of St. Swithin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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