Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Monument.
Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-gutter-moon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TL 000 730
- Coordinates
- 52.34659, -0.53281
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a churchyard cross located approximately 8 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Peter. It dates from the 14th to 15th century and is made of limestone ashlar. The cross features a square base with three steps and a quatrefoil frieze around the upper step. The chamfered octagonal socket supports a truncated shaft that is decorated with animals, likely representing the symbols of the four Evangelists. The cross is also scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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