Churchyard Cross About 20 Yards West-South-West of the Tower of the Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1986. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross About 20 Yards West-South-West of the Tower of the Church of St David
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-granite-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1986
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- SO 481 311
- Coordinates
- 51.97603, -2.75558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This churchyard cross is located about 20 yards west-south-west of the tower of the Church of St David. It likely dates from the 14th or 15th century and was restored through public subscription in 1870. The cross is made of sandstone ashlar and squared sandstone rubble. It features four restored square steps leading up to a medieval base, which has a cinquefoil-headed niche on each side. The shaft and cross have been renewed.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 20 Yards West-South-West of the Tower of the Church of St David receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% 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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