Market Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Market cross. 1 related planning application.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross, High Street, Aylburton
- OS grid reference
- SO 617 017
- Coordinates
- 51.71351, -2.5554
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross is a 14th-century sandstone structure located on the west side of Aylburton High Street. It features a square base with five prominent steps, measuring approximately 3 meters at the base and tapering to form a squat pyramid shape. Above the base is a deep moulded plinth supporting the principal shaft, which is square with chamfered corners. The shaft is adorned with bold roll moulding and each face has deep cinquefoil-headed conch recessed niches. The entire structure is topped with a heavy moulded square capping that has a flat top. While the main body of the cross dates back to the 14th century, the capping was added in the 19th century. Notably, there is no shaft present.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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