Borough Cross in front of No 62 (The Goat), The Borough is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1960. Monument.
Borough Cross in front of No 62 (The Goat), The Borough
- WRENN ID
- fallen-outpost-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1960
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Borough Cross in front of No 62 (The Goat), The Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3LY
- OS grid reference
- SU 174 215
- Coordinates
- 50.99266, -1.75213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Borough Cross is a 14th-century structure located in front of No 62 (The Goat) on The Borough in Downton. It has undergone restorations in 1787, 1897, and 1953. The cross is made of limestone and features three worn hexagonal steps leading up to a square plinth with chamfered corners. An octagonal shaft supports a small cross. There is a Latin inscription on the riser of the middle step, along with inscription tablets on the bottom step that commemorate the restorations; the 1897 repair was funded by Helen, Countess of Radnor, and the 1953 restoration was to celebrate the Coronation. Downton received borough status and a market charter from Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester, around 1205. This cross is very similar to another located in the churchyard, which is also listed as an Ancient Monument in Wiltshire.
Local climate
Borough Cross in front of No 62 (The Goat), The Borough receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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