Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. Cross.

Churchyard Cross

WRENN ID
secret-pedestal-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Type
Cross
Address
Churchyard Cross, Blakemere
OS grid reference
SO 361 411
Coordinates
52.06462, -2.93208
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, dating from the 14th century, has undergone some restoration in the late 19th century. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features four square-plan steps leading up to a socket stone that has a trefoil-headed niche on its west face. The shaft of the cross is octagonal and is topped with a cross-head from the 19th century.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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