Cross-Base 30 Metres South of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1984. A Medieval Cross-base.
Cross-Base 30 Metres South of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- pitched-solder-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 October 1984
- Type
- Cross-base
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- TF 693 303
- Coordinates
- 52.84399, 0.51289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base and detached head of the shaft, located 30 metres south of the Church of St. Nicholas in Dersingham, is a medieval structure, likely from the 14th century and in the Decorated style. It is made of stone and features a square base with a head that has four gables with trefoil-headed angles. The shaft of the cross springs out from the top, adorned with foliate designs.
Local climate
Cross-Base 30 Metres South of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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