St Vincent's Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1955. A Medieval Cross.

St Vincent's Cross

WRENN ID
heavy-pedestal-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1955
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
St Vincent's Cross, Crowland Road, Thorney, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TF 258 075
Coordinates
52.65081, -0.14136
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Vincent's Cross is a medieval stone cross dating from the 15th century. It features a tapered octagonal shaft that flares out at the base to form four feet, with a shield in a recessed panel on each side. The cross stands on a square base, although the head of the cross is missing.

Local climate

St Vincent's Cross 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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