High Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1971. A Medieval Cross.
High Cross
- WRENN ID
- open-rood-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1971
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- High Cross, West Market Place, Cirencester
- OS grid reference
- SP 022 020
- Coordinates
- 51.71757, -1.96834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Cross is a medieval cross that stands on a 15th-century base in Cirencester's West Market Place. It is made of limestone and features a cross atop an octagonal shaft, which has a boss with carved decoration. The square-section stone base is decorated with pointed tracery and a band of quatrefoils, and it has a double-chamfered top. The cross was removed from the Market Place in the 18th century due to its dilapidated condition and was placed in Cirencester Park. It was re-erected at its current location in 1927.
Local climate
High Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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