Base of Former Village Cross, About 10 Metres South of Church House is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Base of former cross.
Base of Former Village Cross, About 10 Metres South of Church House
- WRENN ID
- leaning-lintel-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Base of former cross
- OS grid reference
- SX 718 767
- Coordinates
- 50.57651, -3.81166
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a former village cross, located about 10 metres south of Church House in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, dates back to the medieval period. It is constructed from granite ashlar and features a stepped octagonal design, standing approximately one metre high. The base has a projecting, chamfered plinth, with the top of each of the two steps slightly projecting and chamfered. A yew tree now grows out of the middle of the cross base.
Local climate
Base of Former Village Cross, About 10 Metres South of Church House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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