Stone Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Swithun is a Grade II* listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1965. A Medieval Cross.
Stone Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Swithun
- WRENN ID
- south-bracket-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1965
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 828 025
- Coordinates
- 50.81028, -3.66395
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone cross located approximately 8 metres south of the Church of St Swithun in Sandford is a churchyard cross made of granite, dating from the 14th to 15th century. It stands about 3.25 metres high and is a simple Type B cross set on a socket stone. The shaft is slightly tapering, composed of two parts, and has a square section with chamfered edges and broached stops. The arms of the cross are also chamfered, featuring shallow rectangular indentations between them. The large, partly-buried square socket stone has chamfered corners and broached stops. This cross is a rare example of an intact late medieval cross.
Local climate
Stone Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Swithun receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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