Cross in Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1984. A Medieval Cross.

Cross in Churchyard

WRENN ID
under-spire-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1984
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross in Churchyard, Church End, Hillesden
OS grid reference
SP 685 287
Coordinates
51.95319, -1.00366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a cross located in the churchyard at Church End in Hillesden date back to the 14th century. It is made of stone and features a stepped base leading up to an octagonal shaft, which has remnants of a moulded cap.

Local climate

Cross in Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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