Cross at Sx 563 647 is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1967. A Medieval Cross.

Cross at Sx 563 647

WRENN ID
knotted-corbel-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1967
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross at Sx 563 647, Meavy, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 553 647
Coordinates
50.46432, -4.0398
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a moorland cross located at SX 563 647. It is medieval in origin but was likely restored in the 19th century. The cross is made of roughly hewn granite and features a Latin cross design on a rough circular base. The head of the cross seems to have been cemented back onto the shaft.

Local climate

Cross at Sx 563 647 receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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