Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. Village cross.
Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- lunar-hammer-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1967
- Type
- Village cross
- Address
- Village Cross, Throwleigh, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 668 907
- Coordinates
- 50.70114, -3.88672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Cross in Throwleigh was erected in 1897 and incorporates a socket stone that likely dates back to the 15th century. Made of granite, the cross is located at the center of the village crossroads. The cross itself is probably from the 19th century and features a low, plain design with chamfered edges, standing approximately 1 meter high. It is set in a late medieval socket stone that has spurred corners. The cross is elevated on a three-step plinth that is square in shape and constructed from roughly-dressed granite blocks. The risers of the plinth are inscribed with rustic capitals, commemorating the erection of the cross in 1897 to mark the 60th year of Queen Victoria's reign. The cross is part of a group of listed buildings in Throwleigh village.
Local climate
Village Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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