Base of Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Cross base.
Base of Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- frozen-stair-harvest
- 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 base
- Address
- Base of Churchyard Cross, Weston Beggard
- OS grid reference
- SO 584 412
- Coordinates
- 52.06784, -2.60825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of the churchyard cross, dating from the 15th century, is made of sandstone ashlar. It features a stepped plinth and a square base with chamfered corners that create an octagonal upper face. On the west face, there is a round-headed niche. At the top, there is a small sundial that is dated 1649.
Local climate
Base of Churchyard Cross receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% 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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