Low Cross is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1986. Wayside cross.

Low Cross

WRENN ID
tired-fireplace-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1986
Type
Wayside cross
Address
Low Cross, Spaunton Road, Appleton-Le-Moors, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 734 881
Coordinates
54.28416, -0.87378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low Cross is a medieval wayside cross located on the east side of Spaunton Road in Appleton-le-Moors. It is made of sandstone and is roughly shaped as a monolith, standing approximately 1.25 metres high. The cross features a circular hole drilled through it and is raised on a cobbled octagonal pavement.

Local climate

Low Cross receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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