Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C5 Metres East of South West Corner of South Transept is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1985. Cross shaft base.
Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C5 Metres East of South West Corner of South Transept
- WRENN ID
- hollow-facade-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1985
- Type
- Cross shaft base
- OS grid reference
- SP 095 245
- Coordinates
- 51.91913, -1.8624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross shaft, dating from the medieval period, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael, approximately 5 meters east of the southwest corner of the south transept. It is made of limestone and features a square base that is cut away to form an octagonal shape at the top. The center of the base is hollowed out to accommodate the shaft.
Local climate
Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C5 Metres East of South West Corner of South Transept 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 53% 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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