Market Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- silent-hearth-bittern
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Market Cross, Market Place, Lambourn, RG17 8XU
- OS grid reference
- SU 326 789
- Coordinates
- 51.50842, -1.53086
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross in Lambourn has medieval origins and features a shaft with a head that was restored in the 19th century. It stands on six steps made of Taynton limestone. The top step and the three lowest steps are original, as is the shaft, which is likely from the 18th century. It is designated as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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