Remains of Knightlow Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Remains of a cross. 1 related planning application.
Remains of Knightlow Cross
- WRENN ID
- stranded-tower-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1987
- Type
- Remains of a cross
- Address
- Remains of Knightlow Cross, London Road (A45), Knightlow Hill, Ryton-On-Dunsmore
- OS grid reference
- SP 404 737
- Coordinates
- 52.35991, -1.40708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Knightlow Cross are a medieval structure located on Knightlow Hill, on the north side of London Road (A45) in Ryton on Dunsmore. Made of sandstone, the cross features a squared socket stone and is situated on a small tumulus. It marks the site of the ancient custom known as 'wroth silver'.
Local climate
Remains of Knightlow Cross receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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