Cross at Sx 493 738 is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1967. Cross.
Cross at Sx 493 738
- WRENN ID
- shifting-gable-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross at Sx 493 738, Tavistock, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 492 738
- Coordinates
- 50.54495, -4.12841
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross at SX 493 738 is a medieval structure that has been largely restored. It is made of granite and features a square base that is set into the ground. The shaft of the cross is short and has been renewed, while the head of the cross, which has short arms, is original. The overall height of the cross is approximately 80 centimetres.
Local climate
Cross at Sx 493 738 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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