Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 1967. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- odd-hammer-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 October 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 260 492
- Coordinates
- 52.13619, -3.08173
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 15 yards south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is likely from the 15th century. It is made of ashlar stone and features a square, two-stepped base, with the upper step having grooves across the angles of its upper face. The lower part of the shaft is square with chamfered corners and is topped by an 18th-century sundial.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% 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 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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