Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of Ss Phillip and James is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. A C14 Church.

Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of Ss Phillip and James

WRENN ID
solemn-tracery-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1967
Type
Church
OS grid reference
SO 618 406
Coordinates
52.06314, -2.55763
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This churchyard cross, located about 15 yards south of the chancel of the Church of SS Phillip and James, is probably from the 14th century. It is made of sandstone and features a square plinth beneath a large cubic chamfered base, which has a pointed niche on its west face. The shaft is truncated and topped with a late 19th century or early 20th century capping that supports a copper sundial from the 19th century.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross About 15 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of Ss Phillip and James 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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