Cross in the Churchyard 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. A Medieval Cross.
Cross in the Churchyard 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- secret-mantel-larch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- TF 921 195
- Coordinates
- 52.73974, 0.8453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard, located 10 metres west of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, dates from the 15th century. It features a cross shaft set on a tomb chest made of ashlar stone. The chest is adorned with carved quarterfoil panels that include lancing shields. The tall plinth is cross-shaped in plan, with arms that are connected by diagonal sections. Only a small section of the shaft remains, likely the upper part, which has four narrow niches that contain tiny nodding ogee heads.
Local climate
Cross in the Churchyard 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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