Socket-Stone of Cross 7m North Church Tower of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Socket-Stone of Cross 7m North Church Tower of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- kindled-newel-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Socket-Stone of Cross 7m North Church Tower of St Mary the Virgin, Denbury and Torbryan, TQ12 6DH
- OS grid reference
- SX 823 688
- Coordinates
- 50.50765, -3.66038
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The socket-stone of a cross is a large, roughly-shaped block of granite located about seven metres north of the church tower of St Mary the Virgin in the churchyard. This stone serves as the base for a 19th-century cross that was erected in honor of the Reverend J H Reibey in 1884. Originally, the socket-stone stood outside the churchyard gate near the conduit and was part of a cross, with a portion of the shaft now lying next to it. The top corners of the socket-stone are carved with large convex stops, although they are somewhat mutilated. It is set on a low, wide 19th-century stone plinth. The 19th-century cross itself is not included in the listing.
Local climate
Socket-Stone of Cross 7m North Church Tower of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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