Wayside Cross Approximately 100 Metres West of Minterne Parva House Ngr St 6643 0345 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Wayside cross.

Wayside Cross Approximately 100 Metres West of Minterne Parva House Ngr St 6643 0345

WRENN ID
guardian-balcony-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1984
Type
Wayside cross
OS grid reference
ST 664 034
Coordinates
50.8296, -2.47802
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wayside Cross, located approximately 100 meters west of Minterne Parva House, dates from the 15th century. It features a square base that transitions to a chamfered second stage, forming an octagonal shape. The cross shaft, which stands about 3 feet tall, retains some fluting. This cross is noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, Dorset, volume III, page 50, number 3.

Local climate

Wayside Cross Approximately 100 Metres West of Minterne Parva House Ngr St 6643 0345 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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