High Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1951. A Medieval Monument. 1 related planning application.

High Cross

WRENN ID
worn-brass-thunder
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1951
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
Address
High Cross, Boroughgate, Appleby-In-Westmorland
OS grid reference
NY 684 201
Coordinates
54.57546, -2.48983
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Cross is a 17th-century stone Tuscan column situated on a square base with a square top. It is inscribed with the words "Retain your loyalty Preserve your rights." The column has an added windvane that is dated 1936.

Local climate

High Cross 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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