Shaft of Churchyard Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1984. Cross.

Shaft of Churchyard Cross

WRENN ID
stony-arch-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1984
Type
Cross
Address
Shaft of Churchyard Cross, Main Road, Drayton Parslow
OS grid reference
SP 837 283
Coordinates
51.94779, -0.78305
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The shaft of the churchyard cross in Drayton Parslow is a medieval structure made of stone. It is octagonal in shape and features roll mouldings at the corners, along with pointed heads in the recesses.

Local climate

Shaft of Churchyard Cross receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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