Brightley Cross is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1967. Cross.
Brightley Cross
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-bailey-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Brightley Cross, Chittlehampton
- OS grid reference
- SS 622 236
- Coordinates
- 50.9953, -3.96389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brightley Cross is a cross and cross-shaft, likely dating from the late medieval period. It is made of granite and features a monolithic design in the shape of a Latin cross with an octagonal shaft. Locally, Brightley Cross and Winson Cross were referred to as "Stonen Hammer." The cross is situated almost against an old beech tree at the junction of two byroads, positioned between an ancient mansion and the parish church.
Local climate
Brightley Cross receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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