Standing cross, 140m north-west of St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Cross. 1 related planning application.
Standing cross, 140m north-west of St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- deep-pilaster-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Standing cross, 140m north-west of St Andrew's Church, The Cross, Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum, DT11 0RF
- OS grid reference
- ST 806 109
- Coordinates
- 50.89748, -2.27679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The standing cross, located 140 meters northwest of St Andrew's Church, is believed to date from the 14th century. It is made of ashlar and has a square plan.
The cross features a chamfered plinth that is approximately 2.5 meters wide, though the south-west corner is less visible due to the rising ground. Above the plinth, there is a two-stepped base and a socket stone, while the shaft and head of the cross are missing. The socket stone is square at the base and chamfered above broach stops, transitioning to an octagonal section. The tenon of the cross-shaft remains lodged in a square mortice at the center of the socket stone. Additionally, there is a mid-20th century plaque on the north side of the base, although the inscription is no longer clearly legible.
Local climate
Standing cross, 140m north-west of St Andrew's Church 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2009
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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