Base of Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, 7 Metres West of Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. A Medieval Cross base.
Base of Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, 7 Metres West of Tower
- WRENN ID
- veiled-corner-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1983
- Type
- Cross base
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 714 151
- Coordinates
- 50.93549, -2.40794
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, likely from the 15th century, is located in St Peter's churchyard, 7 meters west of the tower. It is made of stone and features a square shape with chamfered corners. There is a circular mortice for the cross shaft, indicating it may not be in its original position.
Local climate
Base of Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, 7 Metres West of Tower receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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