Cross to South of St Lawrence's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1984. Cross.
Cross to South of St Lawrence's Church
- WRENN ID
- stony-loft-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross to South of St Lawrence's Church, Culgaith
- OS grid reference
- NY 646 325
- Coordinates
- 54.68638, -2.55056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross located to the south of St Lawrence's Church is likely of medieval origin. It features a large plinth block that supports the cross, which rests on a stepped base. The cross shaft is approximately 8 feet high and is oriented east to west. It has a rectangular shape with stop-chamfered corners. Three arms of the cross remain, radiating from the center, which is pierced by an offset square hole.
Local climate
Cross to South of St Lawrence's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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