Cross in Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Allen is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1967. A Medieval Cross.
Cross in Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Allen
- WRENN ID
- inner-sentry-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SW 822 505
- Coordinates
- 50.315, -5.06027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard is located approximately 4 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. Allen. It is a medieval wheel-headed cross made of granite. The cross features a three-quarter wheel head that is 68 centimetres in diameter and 33 centimetres thick. The front displays a raised cross pattee, while the back has an incised cross with lines that end in cups. This cross was found at Trefonnick and was re-erected in the churchyard in 1911. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Cornwall, number 327.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Allen receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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