Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 Metres South-West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1987. Churchyard cross base.
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 Metres South-West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fallow-storey-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1987
- Type
- Churchyard cross base
- OS grid reference
- SO 402 283
- Coordinates
- 51.95078, -2.8703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a churchyard cross, dating from the 15th century, is located approximately 2 meters south-west of the Church of St Mary. It features a square plinth made of sandstone ashlar, which transitions from a square to an octagonal base with shaped stops. On the south side, there is a small round-headed niche. A 19th-century cross is mounted on top, which includes a memorial plate.
Local climate
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 Metres South-West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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