Cross in Churchyard to South of Church of St Edward is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1972. Monument.
Cross in Churchyard to South of Church of St Edward
- WRENN ID
- buried-beam-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1972
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard to South of Church of St Edward, Church Street, Leek
- OS grid reference
- SJ 983 566
- Coordinates
- 53.10676, -2.02643
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard to the south of the Church of St Edward is a fragment likely dating from the 9th century. It is made of stone and features a headless square shaft that may have been reassembled from various fragments. The shaft is adorned with interlace patterns set in panels. This structure is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard to South of Church of St Edward receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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