Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. A Medieval Monument.

Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
tired-pillar-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1988
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SP 475 260
Coordinates
51.93098, -1.30912
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This churchyard cross, located approximately 8 metres south of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, dates from the 14th or 15th century. It is made of limestone and features the stump of a square shaft that is about 0.5 metres high. The shaft rises from a square base that has a moulded octagonal top with broach stops. The entire structure stands on a square plinth consisting of two deep steps, with the lower step having a chamfered nosing.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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