Cross Base Approximately 6 Metres to North of Porch of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. A Medieval Cross base.
Cross Base Approximately 6 Metres to North of Porch of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- dim-vault-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1989
- Type
- Cross base
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SD 170 813
- Coordinates
- 54.22084, -3.27297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base, located approximately 6 meters north of the porch of the Church of Holy Trinity, is likely the remains of a market cross, with a market charter dating back to 1251. It is probably of medieval origin and constructed from stone. The base is octagonal in shape and features damaged carvings on its sides. There is a socket on the top intended for a cross.
Local climate
Cross Base Approximately 6 Metres to North of Porch of Church of Holy Trinity sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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