Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1952. Market cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- long-rubble-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 November 1952
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Market Cross, Mill Brow, Kirkby Lonsdale
- OS grid reference
- SD 611 787
- Coordinates
- 54.20329, -2.59663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross is a structure that dates from the medieval period and the 19th century. It features a rounded shaft that is set in a square base, which rests on three octagonal steps. The octagonal capital is topped with a ball finial that was added in the 19th century. Originally, the Market Cross was located at the junction of Main Street, Market Street, and Mill Brow, but it was relocated to its current position in 1822.
Local climate
Market Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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