Wayside Cross by Gumstool Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1955. Cross.
Wayside Cross by Gumstool Bridge
- WRENN ID
- errant-transept-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1955
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Wayside Cross by Gumstool Bridge, Church Lane, Ashton Keynes
- OS grid reference
- SU 045 941
- Coordinates
- 51.64656, -1.9361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wayside Cross by Gumstool Bridge is a cross dating from the 14th or 15th century, made of limestone. It features a square base that reduces to an octagonal shape, with large stops at the angles. The base has a single step with nosing. The top of the cross is recessed and supports a tapered octagonal cross shaft, which is broken above a height of 2 meters. This structure is also recognized as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Wayside Cross by Gumstool Bridge 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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