Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1990. Cross.
Churchyard Cross
- WRENN ID
- high-porch-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1990
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross, Kingston
- OS grid reference
- SX 635 478
- Coordinates
- 50.31433, -3.91804
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross in Kingston Village Centre is a Grade II listed structure. It features some medieval elements but was mainly reconstructed in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII. The cross is made of granite and has a tapered octagonal shaft composed of three stones, leading to a terminal cross that is also in octagonal cross-section. It stands on a weathered octagonal base, which bears a commemorative inscription. Two-thirds of the base is original stone and reads, '...... in pious memory of those who first erected this cross ......'. The cross is situated on concrete paving slabs, approximately 4 metres northeast of the north corner of the church's north aisle.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross 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 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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