Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Edward the Confessor is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Cross.
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Edward the Confessor
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-crypt-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1987
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 430 256
- Coordinates
- 51.92792, -1.37464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a churchyard cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 3 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. Edward the Confessor. It is made of limestone and features a square base with a chamfered plinth and a square socket for the shaft. The cross stands on two square steps.
Local climate
Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Edward the Confessor receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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