Churchyard Cross at Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1988. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross at Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- scarred-rafter-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Nuneaton MP: Jodie Gosling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1988
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross at Church of St Leonard, Nuneaton Road, Over Whitacre
- OS grid reference
- SP 254 910
- Coordinates
- 52.51644, -1.62632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross at the Church of St. Leonard dates from the 15th century and is made of sandstone. It features the stump of an octagonal shaft, which has alternating winged demi-angels and quatrefoils at its base. The cross stands on a plinth made up of three stone steps, also octagonal in shape.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross at Church of St Leonard receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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