Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1988. Cross.
Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- long-facade-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1988
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 209 434
- Coordinates
- 52.08917, -1.69581
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 5 meters west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of limestone and features a chamfered base with moulded corners. The eastern side has a badly worn carved panel depicting the Crucifixion.
Local climate
Base of Cross Approximately 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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