Churchyard Cross 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. A Medieval Monument.

Churchyard Cross 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
eternal-quartz-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1985
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SY 651 937
Coordinates
50.74265, -2.49586
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located 10 metres north of the nave of the Church of St Mary, dates from the 15th century and is made of Lias stone. Its base features a bench step, a small step, and a large plinth. The cross-shaft is octagonal and tapers upwards, with an ogival mould at the base, standing 4 feet high above the base.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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