Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of 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 17 March 1987. A Medieval Cross.
Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- tattered-steel-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 683 235
- Coordinates
- 51.90964, -2.46122
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cross located approximately 2 metres south of the Church of St John the Baptist. It is likely from the 15th century, with a 19th-century head. The cross is made of sandstone. The lower part of the base has a square shape with chamfered corners and pyramid stops. The upper part of the base is also square but set diagonally and has a socket for the shaft. The shaft tapers and has a square shape that is chamfered to an octagon. The capital and the cross head are from the 19th century.
Local climate
Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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