Grave Cover Approximately 20 Yards South of West Tower of Church of Holy Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1985. A Medieval Grave cover.
Grave Cover Approximately 20 Yards South of West Tower of Church of Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- bitter-passage-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1985
- Type
- Grave cover
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SK 132 506
- Coordinates
- 53.05306, -1.80362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave cover, located approximately 20 yards south of the west tower of the Church of Holy Cross, is a Grade II* listed structure. Likely dating from the 13th century, this stone grave cover has been re-used as a headstone. It is roughly oblong in shape, tapering slightly, and features a carved design of interlace and a foliate cross on the front.
Local climate
Grave Cover Approximately 20 Yards South of West Tower of Church of Holy Cross receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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