Cross Approximately 30 Metres North West of St Mary's Abbey Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1983. Cross.

Cross Approximately 30 Metres North West of St Mary's Abbey Church

WRENN ID
deep-screen-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 1983
Type
Cross
OS grid reference
SX 740 674
Coordinates
50.49303, -3.77666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a medieval cross are located approximately 30 metres north-west of St Mary's Abbey Church in Buckfastleigh. Made of granite, the cross is believed to have originated from Sampford Spiney. It features a cross-head with incised mouldings.

Local climate

Cross Approximately 30 Metres North West of St Mary's Abbey Church receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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