Churchyard Cross to South East of Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Cross.

Churchyard Cross to South East of Parish Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
twelfth-brick-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1975
Type
Cross
Address
Churchyard Cross to South East of Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Church Street
OS grid reference
SX 886 608
Coordinates
50.43661, -3.56908
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross located to the south-east of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a medieval structure featuring a shaft and possibly a base, with the crosspiece being a restoration from the late 19th century or early 20th century. It is made of granite and stands on a red breccia plinth. The cross is supported by three breccia steps leading up to a rectangular granite base that has a moulded top. The slender, tapering, octagonal cross shaft rises to about 4 meters high and has decayed stops, with a replaced granite crosspiece at the top. This cross is an unusual survival, although it is not situated in its original position within the churchyard.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross to South East of Parish Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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