Remains of Churchyard Cross, in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of Nave, Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. A Medieval Monument.
Remains of Churchyard Cross, in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of Nave, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- stranded-banister-willow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 938 434
- Coordinates
- 51.18008, -3.52046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, dating from the early 15th century, are located about 18 meters south of the nave of the Church of All Saints in Wootton Courtenay village. The cross features a mid-19th century calvary made of Ham stone. It consists of a three-stage calvary with an unusually fine octagonal socket, supported by four engaged columns that have moulded caps and plinths. The cross has recessed panels with moulded surrounds and a tapering shaft that displays deep grooves at the angles, standing approximately 1.8 meters high. An 1839 drawing by Buckler shows shields in the recessed panels, which are no longer visible today. Pooley notes that there were remains of sculpture on two sides of the shaft, but these are also no longer extant.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross, in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of Nave, Church of All Saints sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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