Church of St Olave Church Yard Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Churchyard cross.
Church of St Olave Church Yard Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South
- WRENN ID
- scarred-niche-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 524 292
- Coordinates
- 51.95962, -1.23795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross of St. Olave, located approximately 10 meters to the south of the church, is a medieval structure that was restored in 1913. It is made of marlstone and limestone and features a tapering octagonal shaft that stands about 1.5 meters high. The shaft has broach stops and rises from a chamfered square base, which is set on a two-step square marlstone plinth. The head of the shaft is restored and is carved with a depiction of the Crucifixion.
Local climate
Church of St Olave Church Yard Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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