Old Town Cross, in Churchyard, Church of St Sampson is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1955. A Medieval Cross.
Old Town Cross, in Churchyard, Church of St Sampson
- WRENN ID
- waning-flue-jay
- Grade
- II*
- 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
- Old Town Cross, in Churchyard, Church of St Sampson, Bath Road, Cricklade
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 935
- Coordinates
- 51.64089, -1.85749
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Town Cross is a town cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Sampson, dating from the 14th century. It is made of limestone and features an octagonal base with quatrefoil panels. The shaft is also octagonal and supports an elaborate carved head, which includes elongated canopies with figures on corbels. Originally, the cross stood at the High Street crossroads until around 1817-1820, when it was moved to its current location, although it no longer has its stepped base. The cross is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Wilts No. 656).
Local climate
Old Town Cross, in Churchyard, Church of St Sampson 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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