Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. Cross.
Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- ruined-facade-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross, Rampton Road, Longstanton
- OS grid reference
- TL 399 663
- Coordinates
- 52.27795, 0.04935
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross in Longstanton is a medieval structure. The shaft is significantly worn but still retains some roll moulding at one angle. It features an octagonal base and a square plinth.
Local climate
Churchyard 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% 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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