Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave is a Grade I listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1967. Cross.

Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave

WRENN ID
far-mortar-primrose
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 March 1967
Type
Cross
Address
Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave, B5345, St. Bees
OS grid reference
NX 968 121
Coordinates
54.4941, -3.59373
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross in the churchyard to the north of the Priory Church nave is likely from the 10th or 11th century. It features two steps, with the lower step made of sandstone slabs and the upper step consisting of a single block that supports a stone cross-shaft approximately 3 feet high, set in a rectangular socket. The shaft is decorated with interlace patterns on all four sides, and part of the lower arm of the cross-head is still intact.

Local climate

Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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  2. Wall, to West of Priory Church Nave, Incorporating Medieval Cross and Lintel Grade I 38 m
  3. St Bees Priory, former chancel to Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega (Old College Hall) Grade I 40 m
  4. Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel Grade II 41 m
  5. War Memorial in Parish Churchyard to North of Lych Gate Grade II 47 m
  6. Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel Grade II 48 m
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  8. Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School Grade II 57 m
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  10. St Bees School Buildings Around Quadrangle to South West Grade II 86 m