Cheriton Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1965. A Medieval War memorial.
Cheriton Cross
- WRENN ID
- moated-groin-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1965
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Cheriton Cross, Cheriton Bishop
- OS grid reference
- SX 773 930
- Coordinates
- 50.72367, -3.73954
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cheriton Cross is a wayside cross that now serves as a war memorial. It dates back to the medieval period and was restored and repositioned in the 20th century. The cross is made of granite and stands approximately 1.22 meters high. It is a Type B cross, octagonal in shape with two short arms, though the west side has been restored. The cross is set in a large granite socket stone that is square in section, featuring heavily weathered and indistinct corner shoulders, which give the top surface an octagonal appearance.
In 1969, during road widening operations, the cross was moved about 20 meters north from its original site. The upper part of the cross remains, but it is missing most of its shaft. According to a tablet on the back, it was restored to the glory of God and in memory of the men of Cheriton Bishop who lost their lives in World War I and II. The site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Cheriton Cross receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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