Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1988. A Medieval Monument.
Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- watchful-trefoil-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 312 491
- Coordinates
- 52.13603, -3.00584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This churchyard cross, located about 12 yards south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, is likely from the 15th century and was restored in 1908. It is made of ashlar stone and features a moulded octagonal base with a groove around the upper edge and hollow chamfered upper corners. The octagonal shaft and the Celtic cross on top were added in the 20th century.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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