Remains of Market Cross About 30 Yards South West of Well Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A Medieval Cross.
Remains of Market Cross About 30 Yards South West of Well Cottage
- WRENN ID
- old-outpost-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 530 511
- Coordinates
- 52.15644, -2.68797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a market cross, likely dating from the late 14th century, are located about 30 yards south-west of Well Cottage. The structure is made of sandstone ashlar and features a square base with a chamfered upper section that forms an octagonal upper face. At the center, there is a stump of a broken cross shaft. The base is set on an old millstone. Sir Walter Devereux was granted a licence for a market in Bodenham in 1379.
Local climate
Remains of Market Cross About 30 Yards South West of Well Cottage receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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