Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. Cross.
Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-basalt-torch
- 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
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SO 657 327
- Coordinates
- 51.99203, -2.50056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a churchyard cross located about 12 yards south of the chancel of the Church of St Bartholomew in Much Marcle. It is probably from the 15th century and is made of sandstone. The cross has an octagonal shape and stands on three deep steps that lead up to a large moulded octagonal base, which is approximately two feet high and supported by a chamfered plinth. The square stump of the shaft is also about two feet high.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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