Top Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Gedling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1966. Cross.
Top Cross
- WRENN ID
- guardian-stair-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gedling
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1966
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Top Cross, Main Street, Linby
- OS grid reference
- SK 534 510
- Coordinates
- 53.05361, -1.20443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Top Cross is a village cross dating from the 14th century, which was restored in 1869. It is constructed from dressed stone and features an octagonal base consisting of seven steps. The cross has a broached square plinth and a chamfered tapered square design with a cornice. The head of the cross was also restored in 1869.
Local climate
Top 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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