Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Cross.
Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- crooked-ashlar-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1951
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Village Cross, Spaldwick Road, Stow Longa
- OS grid reference
- TL 108 709
- Coordinates
- 52.32564, -0.37496
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village cross, dating from the 15th century, features a modern head. It consists of a tapering octagonal column made of limestone, which is supported by a moulded base and plinth. The structure is referenced in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments for Huntingdonshire and is documented in the Norris Museum in St Ives and Inskip Ladds Records.
Local climate
Village Cross 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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