Church of St Lawrence Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 Metres to South is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Cross.
Church of St Lawrence Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 Metres to South
- WRENN ID
- over-sentry-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 567 002
- Coordinates
- 51.6981, -1.17997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located approximately 2 meters to the south of the Church of St. Lawrence is a 15th-century structure that was restored in the 19th century. It is made of limestone and features an octagonal tapering shaft topped with a renewed cap and cross finial. The shaft rises from a chamfered square base that has broach stops and stands on a wide plinth.
Local climate
Church of St Lawrence Churchyard Cross Approximately 2 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 80% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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