Cross About 8m South of the Porch of the Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1957. A Medieval Cross.

Cross About 8m South of the Porch of the Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1957
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross About 8m South of the Porch of the Church of St Nicholas, Broadwoodwidger
OS grid reference
SX 411 891
Coordinates
50.68034, -4.25019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a medieval cross located about 8 meters south of the porch of the Church of St Nicholas in Broadwoodwidger. It is made of granite and features a tall, plain monolith that ends in a rough cross. The cross was originally discovered at Buddle, near Witherdon Cross, and was brought to the churchyard by the Bidlake family in the 19th century.

Local climate

Cross About 8m South of the Porch of the Church of St Nicholas 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 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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  7. Palmer Headstone About 37m North of the West Tower of the Church of St Nicholas Grade II* 49 m
  8. Down Memorial About 28m North East of the North East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Nicholas Grade II 55 m
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