Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood is a Grade I listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1958. A C14 Cross.
Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood
- WRENN ID
- grey-thatch-hazel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1958
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood, Ampney Crucis
- OS grid reference
- SP 065 018
- Coordinates
- 51.7156, -1.90714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Rood dates from the late 14th century to early 15th century. It features two large square steps on a slanted plinth. The base of the cross is square and rises to a tall octagon with a slanted top. The tapering shaft is carved with leaf decoration at the base and supports a reset head in the form of a gabled tabernacle with four faces. Each face contains figures set in traceried niches: the Virgin and Child on the west, St. Laurence on the south, the Crucifixion on the east, and Robert Fitz-Harmon on the north. The head was discovered in 1860, hidden in the old stair to the rood tower, and was replaced in its original position. The cross was restored in the late 20th century.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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