Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. Cross.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
second-railing-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1967
Type
Cross
Address
Village Cross, Northlew
OS grid reference
SX 504 991
Coordinates
50.77259, -4.12224
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The village cross in Northlew dates back to the 15th century and was restored in 1900 by Hems and Sons. It is made of granite and features a renewed octagonal shaft topped with the original lantern head, which includes cinquefoil niches and a cushion-stopped base. The entire structure is set on three octagonal steps, with the top step displaying worn carvings on each side.

Local climate

Village Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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