Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 7 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary 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, About 7 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-cloister-dew
- 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 973 380
- Coordinates
- 51.13212, -3.46798
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, dating from the 14th century, are located about 7 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Luxborough Village. This cross is made of red sandstone and features a circular socket that is much eroded, suggesting it was originally octagonal. It has a square shaft that is deeply incised at the angles to resemble columns with incised imposts. The top of the shaft is broken off, indicating that there was likely some form of sculptural decoration above, possibly a figure in a crocketed niche standing on a corbel. The cross stands approximately 1.5 metres high.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 7 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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