Cross in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1984. A C15 Cross.
Cross in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Andrew
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Loxton
- OS grid reference
- ST 376 558
- Coordinates
- 51.29801, -2.89605
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St. Andrew dates back to the 15th century and underwent major restoration in 1910. It is made of freestone and features a three-step octagonal calvary. At the top, there is a square plinth with chamfered corners, supporting an octagonal shaft. The upper parts of the shaft and the crocketed lantern have been restored. The lantern contains figures of the Madonna, the Rood, St. Andrew, and St. Birinus, who is named.
Local climate
Cross in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Andrew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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