Whipping cross at junction of Church Street and Gynwell is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. Cross.
Whipping cross at junction of Church Street and Gynwell
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-rafter-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1985
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Whipping cross at junction of Church Street and Gynwell, Naseby
- OS grid reference
- SP 687 779
- Coordinates
- 52.39535, -0.99056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Whipping Cross, located at the junction of Church Street and Gynwell, is a cross that likely dates back to the 15th century. It is made of limestone and features a round shaft that is set in a square plinth with a ridged top. The cross was moved to its current location from a churchyard around 1820.
Local climate
Whipping cross at junction of Church Street and Gynwell receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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