Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. Cross.
Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- burning-lime-crow
- 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
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SS 861 306
- Coordinates
- 51.0637, -3.62663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, dating from the medieval period, are located about 7 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Giles in Hawkridge. This structure is made from local stone and consists of a socket with broached corners and approximately 150 mm of the stump of the shaft. It is not mentioned in Pooley's "Old Crosses of Somerset" from 1877. The cross is listed for its historic interest.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles 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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