The Market Cross is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Market cross.

The Market Cross

WRENN ID
burning-oriel-ebony
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 October 1952
Type
Market cross
Address
The Market Cross, Market Square, Alfriston, Wealden
OS grid reference
TQ 520 031
Coordinates
50.80808, 0.15659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Market Cross is the only remaining market cross in Sussex, aside from the notable example at Chichester. It features a stone base and shaft from the medieval period, set on a modern brick plinth. Although the cross itself is missing, a cornice-like stone was added at the top in 1833, coinciding with the removal of the old steps.

Local climate

The Market Cross receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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