Socket Stone of Medieval Cross in Garden South West of Cross House is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. A Medieval Cross base.
Socket Stone of Medieval Cross in Garden South West of Cross House
- WRENN ID
- north-moat-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Cross base
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Socket Stone of Medieval Cross in Garden South West of Cross House, Fore Street, Bishopsteignton, TQ14 9QP
- OS grid reference
- SX 909 737
- Coordinates
- 50.55311, -3.54001
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The socket stone of a medieval preaching cross is located in the garden southwest of Cross House in Bishopsteignton. Made of granite, the socket stone features moulded corners. Originally, the complete cross is said to have stood at the entrance to Cross House. The base of the cross was repurposed as a pig trough and was rescued from the foreshore of the River Teign in 1927. It was then placed in the garden of Cross House by the owner, Mr. Duder.
Local climate
Socket Stone of Medieval Cross in Garden South West of Cross House receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
- No related consent applications matched
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