Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 1967. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- blind-portal-indigo
- 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
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- SO 291 604
- Coordinates
- 52.23775, -3.03939
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a churchyard cross located approximately 8 metres south of the Church of St Michael. It likely dates from the 14th century and features a sandstone stepped plinth and a square base with a trefoil-headed niche on the west side. The shaft has been restored and transitions from square to octagonal, tapering upwards. At the top, there is a gabled square tabernacle with a recess on the east face and ogee-headed panels on the other sides. The tabernacle is topped with a small 20th-century cross.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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