Churchyard Cross in Churchyard 8 Metres South of Chancel Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Churchyard cross.

Churchyard Cross in Churchyard 8 Metres South of Chancel Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
sleeping-rafter-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1984
Type
Churchyard cross
OS grid reference
ST 056 377
Coordinates
51.13117, -3.34908
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located in the churchyard 8 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, dates back to the 14th century and was restored in the mid-19th century. It is made of limestone and features a square, two-stage calvary with a square socket that has convex broached corners. The shaft is octagonal and tapering, with the upper part renewed and a transom piece forming the cross. The original 14th-century details are largely hidden due to the insensitive restoration in the mid-19th century.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross in Churchyard 8 Metres South of Chancel Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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