Cross Immediately South West of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1982. Cross.
Cross Immediately South West of Church of St Margaret
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1982
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross Immediately South West of Church of St Margaret, Fletton Avenue, City of Peterborough
- OS grid reference
- TL 197 970
- Coordinates
- 52.55838, -0.23511
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross located immediately south-west of the Church of St Margaret in Fletton dates back to the 15th century. It features a chamfered shaft and base, although the upper part of the shaft has been broken off. This cross was removed from its original position, which was 140 yards east-north-east of the church, in 1924.
Local climate
Cross Immediately South West of Church of St Margaret sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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