Preaching Cross in the Churchyard and About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A Medieval Historical monument, cross.
Preaching Cross in the Churchyard and About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew
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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
- Historical monument, cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 586 993
- Coordinates
- 51.69117, -2.59914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The preaching cross located in the churchyard, approximately 12 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Andrew, is a medieval structure made of sandstone. It features a worn square base measuring about 850 mm on each side, with a heavily weathered top that includes a short length of octagonal shaft, approximately 800 mm long, which has pyramid stops. The top of the shaft has five round depressions. At the time of the survey in September 1983, the base was noted to be much overgrown, and it is possible that there are more stone steps beneath the vegetation that are not currently visible.
Local climate
Preaching Cross in the Churchyard and About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew 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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