Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Meters South of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. A Medieval Cross base.
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Meters South of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- endless-turret-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- Cross base
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 473 262
- Coordinates
- 51.93231, -2.76657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a churchyard cross, possibly dating from the 15th century, is located approximately 8 meters south of the Church of St John the Baptist in Orcop. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a square stepped plinth with a square base. The west face includes an ogee-headed niche, and there is a short section that transitions from a square shape to an octagonal shaft.
Local climate
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Meters South of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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