Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Cross. 1 related planning application.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
leaning-pier-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1988
Type
Cross
Address
Village Cross, the Street, Horsley, GL6 0PR
OS grid reference
ST 838 980
Coordinates
51.68109, -2.23529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The village cross, located on the south side of The Street in Horsley, features a 14th-century base with a replacement shaft from around 1920. It is made of limestone and has a square base. The octagonal shaft supports a gabled head that contains a niche with a depiction of the Crucifixion. The cross has been restored and serves as a war memorial.

Local climate

Village 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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 EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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