Lower Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. A Medieval Cross. 2 related planning applications.

Lower Cross

WRENN ID
second-pediment-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1986
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
Lower Cross, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LF
OS grid reference
SU 530 884
Coordinates
51.59251, -1.23526
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 15th-century stone cross located on the north side of East Hagbourne Main Road. The cross stands on an octagonal base, with the lower part of the pillar now worn.

Local climate

Lower Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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