Medieval Cross Base (Mounting Block) at Kilverston Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. Cross base.

Medieval Cross Base (Mounting Block) at Kilverston Hall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Cross base
Address
Medieval Cross Base (Mounting Block) at Kilverston Hall, Kilverstone
OS grid reference
TL 891 841
Coordinates
52.42303, 0.7805
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The medieval cross base, also known as a mounting block, at Kilverstone Hall dates back to the 14th century. It is octagonal in shape and constructed from ashlar stone. The lower plinth features four eared balls at the corners, situated below a bell moulding.

Local climate

Medieval Cross Base (Mounting Block) at Kilverston Hall 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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