Fragment of Cross Shaft Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. Fragment of cross shaft.
Fragment of Cross Shaft Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Fragment of cross shaft
- OS grid reference
- SX 667 907
- Coordinates
- 50.70126, -3.88769
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a fragment of a cross shaft located approximately 4 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Throwleigh. Likely dating from the 15th century, it was discovered built into a wall at Throwleigh Barton and was relocated here in the 20th century on a plinth. The base of the cross shaft is made of granite and stands about 1.3 metres high. Its upper corners are chamfered with straight cut stops.
Local climate
Fragment of Cross Shaft Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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