Butter Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. Cross.

Butter Cross

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1952
Type
Cross
Address
Butter Cross, High Street, Newport
OS grid reference
SJ 745 191
Coordinates
52.76932, -2.37905
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Butter Cross is a stone structure located on the east side of High Street, dating back to 1280. It features a fluted headless shaft that stands on a square plinth, which is supported by an octagonal, four-stepped stylobate. A modern inscribed bronze plaque notes that the cross was erected in memory of Roger de Pyvilesdon, and it is also referred to as "Pulestone Cross." The cross is believed to have been damaged during the Civil War.

Local climate

Butter Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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