Churchyard Cross Base, 20 Metres South West of Church of St Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 May 1988. Cross base.
Churchyard Cross Base, 20 Metres South West of Church of St Ethelbert
- WRENN ID
- deep-cinder-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 May 1988
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- TL 936 618
- Coordinates
- 52.22053, 0.83368
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross base, located 20 meters south-west of the Church of St. Ethelbert, dates from the 15th century. It is made of limestone and features an octagonal base measuring approximately 0.8 meters across. The upper part of the base has a deep chamfer, while the lower part transitions to a square shape with heavy chamfer stops at ground level. The oblong tapering shaft has inset moulded pilasters at each corner, and there are slots for horizontal members on two sides. The shaft is significantly damaged about 1.5 meters above ground level and has been broken off in antiquity.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Base, 20 Metres South West of Church of St Ethelbert sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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