Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. Monument.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
knotted-cinder-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1951
Type
Monument
Address
Village Cross, Village Street, Leigh
OS grid reference
ST 621 085
Coordinates
50.87562, -2.53995
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross is a 15th-century structure with a 20th-century cross on top, located on Village Street in Leigh. It features a square shaft that is set diagonally on a base, which has remains of carving that are badly eroded. The square base is shaped to an octagon on top and is moulded, resting on a stone step. This site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Dorset, numbered 20.

Local climate

Village Cross receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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