Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1960. Market cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- standing-lead-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 1960
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross, the Green, Dunchurch
- OS grid reference
- SP 484 712
- Coordinates
- 52.33706, -1.28994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross in Dunchurch is a Grade II listed structure. The base and steps date back to the medieval period, while the upper part was added in 1813 and serves as a milestone. The cross was restored in 1953 and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. It has an octagonal shape with four steps leading up to it. The obelisk is missing its top. The central square section is inscribed with the distances "TO LONDON 79 MILES TO HOLYHEAD 178 MILES." The back features a date, and there is a square panel near the top that has a relief of a stag.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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