Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 1967. A Medieval Market cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- gentle-spire-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 1967
- Type
- Market cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Market Cross, High Street, Henley-In-Arden
- OS grid reference
- SP 151 661
- Coordinates
- 52.29296, -1.77979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross in Henley-in-Arden is a Grade II listed structure, dating from the medieval period, likely the 15th century. It is made of limestone and features two stone steps leading to its base. The cross has a worn tapering shaft that stands approximately 3 meters high, supported by wrought-iron rods. Historically, it was recorded to have a head with four niches that contained figures representing the Crucifixion, the Holy Trinity, St. Peter, and possibly the Virgin and Child until 1894. The remains of the head are now preserved in the Guildhall. The Market Cross is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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