Butter Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. Cross. 5 related planning applications.

Butter Cross

WRENN ID
muffled-footing-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1950
Type
Cross
Address
Butter Cross, High Street, SO23 9AH
OS grid reference
SU 481 294
Coordinates
51.06262, -1.31498
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Butter Cross is a tall, multi-pinnacled cross located on the High Street, dating from the early 15th century. It was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1865 and stands on a stepped plinth. The Butter Cross is part of a group that includes the Old Market House and Nos 25 to 50 on the same street.

Local climate

Butter Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2016
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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