Cross Base in the Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Cross base.
Cross Base in the Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-shingle-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- ST 878 631
- Coordinates
- 51.36711, -2.17636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base, located in the churchyard about 4 metres east of the Church of St Mary, is a historical structure that dates back to possibly the 12th century. It is made of monolithic limestone and features a circular base. Attached to the base is a fragment of a broken shaft, measuring 0.5 metres in length, which is adorned with diagonally-incised decoration.
Local climate
Cross Base in the Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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