Stump of Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Cross.
Stump of Village Cross
- WRENN ID
- sunken-gravel-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Stump of Village Cross, High Street, Byfield
- OS grid reference
- SP 516 532
- Coordinates
- 52.17527, -1.24582
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stump of the village cross is a medieval structure located at the junction of High Street and Banbury Lane. It features a large square base made of ironstone, which supports the base of an octagonal shaft crafted from limestone.
Local climate
Stump of Village Cross receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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