Oxenham Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. Wayside cross.

Oxenham Cross

WRENN ID
idle-sandstone-dew
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
Wayside cross
Address
Oxenham Cross, South Tawton, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 662 944
Coordinates
50.73389, -3.89666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Oxenham Cross is a wayside cross, likely dating from the 15th century. It is made from a single slab of granite and stands approximately 2 meters high. The cross is roughly shaped and features short, stubby arms. In 1951, it was repositioned to its current location, standing high on a roadside bank overlooking the crossroads.

Local climate

Oxenham 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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