Churchyard Cross Near South Door of Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Monument.
Churchyard Cross Near South Door of Church
- WRENN ID
- waiting-terrace-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Churchyard Cross Near South Door of Church, High Street, Thurleigh
- OS grid reference
- TL 051 584
- Coordinates
- 52.21426, -0.4625
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross near the south door of the church dates from the 15th century and is made of limestone. It features an octagonal socket stone adorned with traceried panels, which stands on a similarly sized octagonal base. This entire structure is elevated on three steps, bringing the overall height to 1.3 metres. The cross is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Near South Door of Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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