Market Cross at Junction of Station and Finedon Roads is a Grade I listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. A Mid C14 Market cross. 1 related planning application.
Market Cross at Junction of Station and Finedon Roads
- WRENN ID
- salt-jade-hyssop
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1950
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross at Junction of Station and Finedon Roads, Station Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5SP
- OS grid reference
- SP 947 707
- Coordinates
- 52.32681, -0.61137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a market cross, likely dating from the mid-14th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and ironstone, featuring an ashlar shaft. The cross stands on an octagonal base of eight steps, leading to a square socket. This socket supports octagonal shafts decorated with ballflower ornament and remnants of a foliated capital. The shaft is notable for having been used as a standard for measuring land. In 1965, the entire structure was moved to the west, as part of a road improvement scheme. The cross is designated as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Market Cross at Junction of Station and Finedon Roads sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- Radon risk assessment
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