Cross Approximately 10 Yards East of Catholic Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Cross.

Cross Approximately 10 Yards East of Catholic Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
long-step-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1986
Type
Cross
OS grid reference
SK 073 424
Coordinates
52.97938, -1.89209
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a churchyard cross located approximately 10 yards east of the Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist, dating from around 1840. It is made of ashlar stone and features a square plan base with three steps leading up to a pedestal. The pedestal has quatrefoil panels that display the symbols of the Evangelists. The shaft of the cross has chamfered corners and a shield on each face. At the top, there is an elaborate head with canopied panels, which is surmounted by a foliated cross.

Local climate

Cross Approximately 10 Yards East of Catholic Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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