Churchyard Cross, About 10 Metres North East of Porch, Church of St Dubricius is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. Churchyard cross.

Churchyard Cross, About 10 Metres North East of Porch, Church of St Dubricius

WRENN ID
sombre-foundation-dock
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
Churchyard cross
OS grid reference
SS 886 466
Coordinates
51.20846, -3.59553
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located about 10 metres northeast of the porch of the Church of St Dubricius, dates from the early 15th century and was restored around 1890. It is made of sandstone and features a two-stage calvary with octagonal steps that have nosing on the lower stage, while the upper stage has been renewed. The cross has an octagonal socket with a chamfered cornice and a moulded plinth. The shaft is octagonal and has been renewed in its upper portion, topped with a late 19th-century cross.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross, About 10 Metres North East of Porch, Church of St Dubricius sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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