Base of Preaching Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. Preaching cross.
Base of Preaching Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of Saints Peter and Paul
- WRENN ID
- woven-attic-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- Preaching cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 320 499
- Coordinates
- 52.14704, -1.53282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a preaching cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 6 meters north of the nave of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Butlers Marston. It is constructed from ironstone and has a square plan with double chamfered faces. The base is mounted on a plinth consisting of two steps, and a fragment of the shaft remains intact. This structure is noted in the Victoria County History of Warwickshire.
Local climate
Base of Preaching Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of Saints Peter and Paul receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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