Base of Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. Cross base.
Base of Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- haunted-sill-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1969
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- SP 541 499
- Coordinates
- 52.14541, -1.21042
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Nicholas. The shaft and cross were added in the 19th to 20th centuries and are made of ironstone ashlar. The structure features a square base and plinth.
Local climate
Base of Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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