Stone Cross in Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1975. Cross.
Stone Cross in Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe
- WRENN ID
- unlit-copper-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1975
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Stone Cross in Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- TR 229 358
- Coordinates
- 51.07899, 1.18184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone cross in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe in Folkestone dates from 1897. It features an octagonal pillar with a moulded base, topped by a carved panel that depicts the Crucifixion and is capped by a cross. The cross is set on four medieval stone steps. Historically, according to a charter of Edward III, the burgesses of Folkestone would meet annually at this churchyard cross on the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady (8th September) to elect the Mayor.
Local climate
Stone Cross in Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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