Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. A C15 Monument.
Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- stranded-chancel-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Village Cross, the Cross, Shillingstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 824 113
- Coordinates
- 50.90106, -2.25088
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village cross in Shillingstone is a Grade II listed structure. It features steps, a plinth, and a pedestal that date back to the 15th century, while the shaft and cross-head were added in 1891. The cross is made of ashlar stone. It has a square base with two steps; the lower step has a recessed fascia and chamfered nosing. Above this is a chamfered square plinth that supports an octagonal shaft-pedestal, which has broach stops and traces of carving. The shaft includes corner standards, and the head is adorned with crocketted finials and niches that contain a carved crucifixion and other biblical scenes. The cross is also scheduled as an ancient monument (Dorset no. 266).
Local climate
Village Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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