Memorial Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdelene is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. Memorial, cross.
Memorial Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdelene
- WRENN ID
- narrow-gateway-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial, cross
- Address
- Memorial Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdelene, Castle Ashby Park
- OS grid reference
- SP 863 590
- Coordinates
- 52.22334, -0.73696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial cross, located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, was constructed around 1877. It is made of limestone and features an octagonal tapered shaft that stands on a triple-stepped octagonal plinth. The base of the shaft includes small figures of saints, while the cross itself is foliated. At the top step of the base, there is a shield with arms, and the inscription on the risers of the middle step reads "IN MEMORIAM CHARLES DOUGLAS MARQUIS OF NORTHAMPTON THEODOSIA HARRIET ELIZABETH." This memorial commemorates the 3rd Marquis and Marchioness Theodosia.
Local climate
Memorial Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdelene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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