Churchyard Cross About 10 Yards South-East of South Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1986. Cross.
Churchyard Cross About 10 Yards South-East of South Porch of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- stranded-courtyard-torch
- 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
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SO 486 334
- Coordinates
- 51.99742, -2.74984
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 10 yards south-east of the south porch of the Church of St Michael, is possibly from the 14th century and is made of sandstone. It features two square steps leading up to a square base, which is a cube measuring approximately two feet on each side. On the west face of the base, there is a small round-headed niche. At the top, there is a square socket that holds a loose fitting remnant of an octagonal shaft, which is about two feet long.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 10 Yards South-East of South Porch of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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