Base of Cross Immediately to South of Church of St James the Less is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. A Medieval Monument.
Base of Cross Immediately to South of Church of St James the Less
- WRENN ID
- calm-pedestal-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Base of Cross Immediately to South of Church of St James the Less, Huish
- OS grid reference
- SS 533 110
- Coordinates
- 50.88047, -4.08567
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, dating from the late medieval period, is located immediately to the south of the Church of St James the Less in Huish. It is made of granite and has an octagonal shape. The base features a chamfered plinth and two steps that overhang at the top, showcasing coved soffits. At the top, there is a chamfered base for the cross, which includes cushion stops. The original cross has been replaced by a short 20th-century cross.
Local climate
Base of Cross Immediately to South of Church of St James the Less sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% 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 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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