Cross Base in Churchyard Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel to Parish Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Cross-base.
Cross Base in Churchyard Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel to Parish Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- moated-oriel-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Cross-base
- OS grid reference
- SS 565 300
- Coordinates
- 51.05228, -4.0479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross-base is located in the churchyard approximately 15 metres south of the chancel of the Parish Church of St John Baptist in Bishops Tawton. This medieval structure is made of dressed stone and features a rectangular base with moulded corners. The socket hole for the shaft has been infilled.
Local climate
Cross Base in Churchyard Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel to Parish Church of St John Baptist sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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