Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of the Church of St James, C8m South of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Historical monument.
Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of the Church of St James, C8m South of Nave
- WRENN ID
- hollow-portal-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Historical monument
- Address
- Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of the Church of St James, C8m South of Nave, Clapton
- OS grid reference
- SP 162 179
- Coordinates
- 51.85993, -1.76485
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross shaft, possibly from the 14th century, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St. James, approximately 8 meters south of the nave. It is made of limestone and features a square pyramidal base with the stump of an octagonal shaft on top.
Local climate
Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of the Church of St James, C8m South of Nave receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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