Cross in Churchyard to South of Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Cross.
Cross in Churchyard to South of Chapel
- WRENN ID
- patient-plinth-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard to South of Chapel, Ormside
- OS grid reference
- NY 701 176
- Coordinates
- 54.55302, -2.46308
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard to the south of the chancel at Great Ormside is a Grade II listed structure. It features a slab topped by a large stone block, serving as the base for the cross, which is dated 1643. The current Celtic cross was erected in 1897 and is also dated.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard to South of Chapel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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