Village Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1961. Monument.
Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- secret-attic-sepia
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1961
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Village Cross, Broad Street, Congresbury
- OS grid reference
- ST 437 638
- Coordinates
- 51.37061, -2.80971
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Cross, located in Congresbury, is a significant structure dating back to the 15th century, with a 19th-century finial on the shaft. Made of limestone, it has an octagonal shape and features four tiers of steps leading up to a square socket with broached shoulders. The shaft is also square and stands 3 metres tall, with broached shoulders as well. At the top, there is a 19th-century finial that includes a block base and a ball, making the entire structure 6 metres high. This cross is an important visual landmark at the head of Broad Street, directly opposite the Ship and Castle Inn. It is also recognized as a scheduled ancient monument, listed as Avon No. 111.
Local climate
Village Cross 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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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