Remains of Churchyard Cross, About One Metre South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. A Medieval Monument.
Remains of Churchyard Cross, About One Metre South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- seventh-brick-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Remains of Churchyard Cross, About One Metre South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church Hill, Exford, Somerset
- OS grid reference
- SS 857 384
- Coordinates
- 51.13426, -3.6341
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, dating from the late 13th century, are located about one metre south of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. The cross has been restored and is now part of a rock garden created in the 20th century. It is made of Ham stone and lias, featuring a stump of an octagonal shaft that rests on a broached square socket. The structure is surrounded by slate stonework, forming a small rock garden, and stands approximately 2 metres high.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross, About One Metre South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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