The Village Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. A C15 Cross.
The Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- haunted-bailey-crag
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- The Village Cross, Lambourn
- OS grid reference
- SU 346 772
- Coordinates
- 51.49292, -1.50225
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Cross is a cross dating from the 15th century, featuring an octagonal base adorned with quatrefoil ornamentation, which is heavily weathered. It stands on three octagonal steps. The cross has a tall, tapering shaft and cross that were added in the 19th century. The structure was restored in 1977.
Local climate
The Village 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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