Head of Cornish Cross in Forecourt of Camborne Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Head of Cornish Cross in Forecourt of Camborne Methodist Church
- WRENN ID
- dim-foundation-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth MP: Perran Moon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Head of Cornish Cross in Forecourt of Camborne Methodist Church, Chapel Street
- OS grid reference
- SW 646 399
- Coordinates
- 50.21271, -5.29958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The head of a Cornish cross, with the stump of its shaft, is located in the forecourt of Camborne Methodist Church. This medieval cross is made of granite and features a wheelhead design. On the east face, there is a crudely incised figure of Christ, while the west face displays a raised Greek cross. This cross is one of two that were formerly situated in the grounds of Trevu House on Trevu Road; the other cross can be found in the recreation ground on Crane Road.
Local climate
Head of Cornish Cross in Forecourt of Camborne Methodist Church receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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