Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Cross.
Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-jamb-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross, Cheselbourne
- OS grid reference
- SY 762 996
- Coordinates
- 50.79549, -2.33878
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross in Cheselbourne dates from the 15th century. It features a limestone plinth consisting of three steps, with Ham stone treads. The base of the cross rises one metre above the top step, and the Ham stone cross itself has chamfered corners and weathered standards.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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