Cross Base in Churchyard of St Nicholas's Church (7 Metres to South East of South Porch) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. Monument.
Cross Base in Churchyard of St Nicholas's Church (7 Metres to South East of South Porch)
- WRENN ID
- half-pinnacle-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TL 355 241
- Coordinates
- 51.89963, -0.03166
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base in the churchyard of St Nicholas's Church, located 7 meters southeast of the south porch, is likely from the 14th century. It is made of stone and features a regular octagonal shape, measuring about 1 meter wide and 0.5 meters high. The upper face has a large, deep, square socket in the center.
Local climate
Cross Base in Churchyard of St Nicholas's Church (7 Metres to South East of South Porch) 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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