Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II* listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1966. A C15 Monument.

Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence

WRENN ID
secret-ember-harvest
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1966
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SP 495 054
Coordinates
51.74576, -1.28434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located approximately 15 metres south of the Church of St. Lawrence, is a Grade II* listed structure dating from the 15th century. It is made of limestone and features an original shaft that is about two metres tall, set on an octagonal plinth with four steps leading to the base. The cross was drawn by R.C. Buckler around 1820, and this drawing can be found in the Bodleian Library.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence 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 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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