Base and Shaft of Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Cross.
Base and Shaft of Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- eastward-keystone-vermeil
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 477 116
- Coordinates
- 51.80157, -1.3086
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, dating from the 14th century, is located approximately 6 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Yarnton. It is made of limestone and consists of a plinth and a broken shaft that stands about 1.6 meters high. The cross is set on two tiers of circular steps. Both the plinth and the shaft feature worn relief-carved figures that are set within plain canopies.
Local climate
Base and Shaft of Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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