Churchyard Cross 2 Metres South of the Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1955. Cross.
Churchyard Cross 2 Metres South of the Tower
- WRENN ID
- inner-turret-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1955
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SY 913 989
- Coordinates
- 50.78982, -2.12464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross, located 2 metres south of the tower in Sturminster Marshall, dates back to around 1400. It is made of stone and features a tapered octagonal shaft that transitions to a square shape at the bottom through shaped stops. The cross is set on an octagonal base, which is also squared off with moulded projections. It is recognized as an Ancient Monument, with a county reference number of 630.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross 2 Metres South of the Tower 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 greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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