Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- high-rubblework-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1951
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Market Cross, Market Place, Leek, ST13 5HJ
- OS grid reference
- SJ 983 565
- Coordinates
- 53.10609, -2.02546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross is a structure likely dating from the early 15th century. It features a fluted shaft that stands on a stepped base, which is raised on a later quadrant base. At the top, there is a Maltese cross head resting on a small scalloped base. This market cross was originally located in the town center but was moved to the cemetery in 1806, where it remained for some time. It is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Market Cross 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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