Cross to South of St Columba's Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 June 1984. Cross.

Cross to South of St Columba's Parish Church

WRENN ID
fallen-corner-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 June 1984
Type
Cross
Address
Cross to South of St Columba's Parish Church, B6259, Warcop
OS grid reference
NY 742 156
Coordinates
54.5358, -2.39888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a cross, likely from the medieval period, are located to the south of St Columba's Parish Church. It is made of stone and features a large square plinth-block with a stump of the cross-shaft set in a socket. The shaft has stop-chamfers on its corners.

Local climate

Cross to South of St Columba's Parish Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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