Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South of the South Aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1986. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South of the South Aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- hidden-vault-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1986
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- SO 506 282
- Coordinates
- 51.95016, -2.71988
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 7 yards south of the south aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist, is likely from the 14th century and made of sandstone. It features a square base that transitions to an octagonal shape with broach stops. The shaft is approximately three feet tall and tapers upwards, also displaying broach stops at both the bottom and top. The top of the shaft has fittings that remain for the attachment of a sundial.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South of the South Aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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