Church of St Swithun, Churchyard Cross Approximately 25 Metres to South East is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. Churchyard cross.
Church of St Swithun, Churchyard Cross Approximately 25 Metres to South East
- WRENN ID
- low-string-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1987
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 577 177
- Coordinates
- 51.85577, -1.16281
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Swithun features a churchyard cross located approximately 25 meters to the southeast. This late medieval cross is made of limestone and consists of the lower part of a tapering octagonal shaft, which has broach stops. It rises from a small octagonal base. The cross is included for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Church of St Swithun, Churchyard Cross Approximately 25 Metres to South East 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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