Elburton Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1960. Preaching cross.
Elburton Cross
- WRENN ID
- night-shingle-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1960
- Type
- Preaching cross
- Address
- Elburton Cross, Springfield Road, City of Plymouth
- OS grid reference
- SX 530 529
- Coordinates
- 50.35836, -4.06727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elburton Cross is a preaching cross that likely dates back to the 15th century. It is made of dressed granite and features a massive square base with chamfered corner stops and deep pockets. The cross has a short remaining length of shaft with run-out chamfers, which is socketed into the base. This structure is set on a 20th-century dressed granite base. The original location of the cross was approximately 100 yards (91 meters) to the north-east.
Local climate
Elburton Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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