Stone Pillar and Base of Wayside Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1986. Monument.

Stone Pillar and Base of Wayside Cross

WRENN ID
blind-sill-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Stone Pillar and Base of Wayside Cross, Market Place, Chipping Norton
OS grid reference
SP 313 270
Coordinates
51.94118, -1.54569
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stone pillar and base of a wayside cross is a monument located outside the Town Hall in Chipping Norton. It dates from the late medieval period and is probably from the 17th century, though it was erected in 1955. The pillar stands eight feet tall and features a moulded base and moulded capital, resting on a weathered stone that is believed to be part of a medieval wayside cross. This pillar is one of nine that originally came from the market hall, which was replaced by Repton's building in 1842.

Local climate

Stone Pillar and Base of Wayside Cross receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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