Cross Base Circa 3 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1988. Cross base.
Cross Base Circa 3 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-sentry-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1988
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- SS 668 225
- Coordinates
- 50.98658, -3.89889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base, located approximately 3 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Peter, is likely of medieval origin. It is made of dressed stone and features a rectangular shaft fragment that is narrower at the base and tapers towards the top. The shaft has weathered run-out stops and double hollow mouldings on the north-east and north-west edges. It is set upon a square stone base.
Local climate
Cross Base Circa 3 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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