Base of Preaching Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Lawrence 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 Porch of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- vacant-thatch-cream
- 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 316 455
- Coordinates
- 52.10719, -1.53868
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a preaching cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 6 meters north of the porch of the Church of St. Lawrence. It is constructed from ironstone with chamfered angles. This structure is included for its group value context.
Local climate
Base of Preaching Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Lawrence 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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- 2 Cross Base in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres North of North Porch to Church of St Lawrence
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- 4 Base of Preaching Cross, About 7 Yards South of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist
- 5 Churchyard Cross Base Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel South Door of Church of St Lawrence
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