Chuchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1955. A Medieval Cross.
Chuchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- far-lancet-ridge
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1955
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Chuchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary, High Street, Cricklade, SN6 6DA
- OS grid reference
- SU 101 938
- Coordinates
- 51.64339, -1.85488
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the 14th century and is made of limestone. It features a stepped stone plinth and an octagonal base with a chamfered top. The octagonal shaft has niches on four sides, each topped with a cusped ogee design. These niches contain figures on a corbelled base, representing the Crucifixion, St. Mary, a Bishop with an unidentified figure, and two additional figures. This structure is also recognized as an ancient monument in Wiltshire, numbered 680.
Local climate
Chuchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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