Cross, 3 Metres to North of South East Entrance to Churchyard of St Wyllow is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1964. Cross.
Cross, 3 Metres to North of South East Entrance to Churchyard of St Wyllow
- WRENN ID
- winding-loft-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1964
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SX 144 515
- Coordinates
- 50.33417, -4.6081
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This wayside cross, likely dating to the 14th or 15th century, was probably restored. It is carved from Pentewan stone and stands 3 metres to the north of the south-east entrance to the churchyard of St Wyllow. The cross-head has slightly splayed arms, a form known as a "Latin" cross, with its principal faces oriented northwest-southeast. All three upper limbs are chamfered, giving them an octagonal section. The chamfered shaft rises to form an octagon and is 0.95 metres high. A fracture runs across the shaft below the side arms, repaired with cement. The overall height of the monument is 1.58 metres. The cross stands on a square, granite base of three steps, which is of a later date.
Wayside crosses are Christian crosses erected during the medieval period, mostly from the 9th to 15th centuries. The style of this cross suggests a date from the 14th or 15th century. It was restored and re-erected in its present location, probably in the late 19th or early 20th century. The shaft was found buried in the churchyard, and the cross-head was found buried in mud at Pont Pill Creek, 1 kilometre to the north of the church. The cross-head is water-worn and was reportedly used as a boat mooring.
The cross is designated at Grade II for its historic interest as a good example of the uncommon "Latin" cross type, and for illustrating changing attitudes to religion since the Reformation. It also has group value, forming a strong visual historic grouping with the Grade I listed St Wyllow's Church, and the churchyard cross to the northwest, which is listed at Grade II.
Local climate
Cross, 3 Metres to North of South East Entrance to Churchyard of St Wyllow sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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