Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. A C15 Market cross. 2 related planning applications.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- western-cobble-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AN
- OS grid reference
- ST 786 140
- Coordinates
- 50.9258, -2.30517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a market cross, likely dating from the 15th century. It consists of an octagonal base constructed of four stone steps, which supports an octagonal pedestal. The site is designated as an ancient monument. The cross is documented in "RCHM, Dorset, Vol III," published by HMSO in 1970, on page 271, number 2.
Local climate
Market 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 16 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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