Preaching Cross 7 Metres South of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 1966. A Medieval Cross.
Preaching Cross 7 Metres South of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- tattered-niche-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 1966
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 956 027
- Coordinates
- 50.8151, -3.48233
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Preaching Cross, located 7 metres south of the Parish Church in Silverton, dates back to the 15th century. It is made of volcanic trap and features a plinth with a hollow chamfer, along with two tall octagonal steps above it. The cross has a square socket stone that is shouldered, with a quatrefoil design on each face. The shaft is square and remains in a canopied niche on the west side, although the upper part of the shaft and the lantern head are missing. This structure was described by Masson-Philips in the Transactions of the Devonshire Association in 1938.
Local climate
Preaching Cross 7 Metres South of Parish Church receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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