Church of St Cross is a Grade I listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Medieval Church. 3 related planning applications.
Church of St Cross
- WRENN ID
- pale-moat-brook
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Cross, St Cross Road, OX1 3TP
- OS grid reference
- SP 520 066
- Coordinates
- 51.7562, -1.24782
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Cross is a parish church with origins dating from the 11th to 12th centuries, featuring a chancel from this period. The west tower was added in the mid-13th century, with its top stage completed in 1464 and repaired in 1908. The north arcade and north aisle were rebuilt in the mid-15th century. The north aisle was further rebuilt in 1839, except for the west end, and the south aisle was rebuilt in 1843, with J M Derick as the architect. An organ chamber and vestry were added to the north aisle in 1876 by architect H J Tollit. The church underwent restoration in 1893 by E P Warren, which included the installation of new clerestory windows.
Local climate
Church of St Cross 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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