Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- final-quoin-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Churchyard Cross, Fownhope
- OS grid reference
- SO 581 343
- Coordinates
- 52.00564, -2.61161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross in Fownhope is possibly from the 15th century, with a 20th-century shaft and cross. It features an ashlar construction, with a rectangular plinth and base that has chamfered corners, resulting in an upper octagonal shape.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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