Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- mired-bastion-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Road, Little Wilbraham
- OS grid reference
- TL 545 585
- Coordinates
- 52.20383, 0.26035
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, is a medieval structure dating from the 7th century. It is made of Barnack limestone. The base of the cross features a splayed upper edge and is supported by a square plinth consisting of two steps, which have chamfered nosing.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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