Cross Shaft Plinth in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 and 1/2 Metres South of the Church Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Plinth.
Cross Shaft Plinth in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 and 1/2 Metres South of the Church Porch
- WRENN ID
- knotted-hearth-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Plinth
- OS grid reference
- SP 195 171
- Coordinates
- 51.85254, -1.71821
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross shaft plinth located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist is approximately 4.5 metres south of the church porch. This medieval structure is made of limestone and features a square plinth that rises to form an octagonal base. The corners of the base have raised mouldings, although two of these mouldings have eroded away over time.
Local climate
Cross Shaft Plinth in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 and 1/2 Metres South of the Church Porch receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% 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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