Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1977. Cross base.
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- grey-keystone-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East MP: Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1977
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- SJ 924 024
- Coordinates
- 52.61978, -2.11319
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a churchyard cross, likely from the 10th or 11th century, is located approximately 3 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary in Wolverhampton. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a round step with a worn surface, a plain round plinth, and the base of the shaft. There is a mortise in the top that may have been intended for a sundial.
Local climate
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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