Cross, Approximately 40 Metres South West of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. Cross.
Cross, Approximately 40 Metres South West of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- open-outpost-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 666 651
- Coordinates
- 52.28071, -1.02405
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross, located approximately 40 metres south west of St. Mary's Church in Great Brington, is likely from the 16th century. It is constructed of limestone and lias with ashlar dressings. The cross features an octagonal shape and stands on a square base with three steps. The plain octagonal shaft has a damaged capital. It is also scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Cross, Approximately 40 Metres South West of St Mary's Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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