Base of Cross Approximately 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. A C15 Monument.
Base of Cross Approximately 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- ragged-rubble-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP: Mike Wood (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 866 040
- Coordinates
- 52.6339, -2.19905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, which is now a sundial, is located approximately 8 yards south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Nicholas. It likely dates from the 15th century and is constructed from ashlar. The structure features two steps leading up to the base of a shaft.
Local climate
Base of Cross Approximately 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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