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. 1 related planning application.

Market Cross

WRENN ID
eastward-chancel-mallow
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, the Square, Milnthorpe, LA7 7QJ
OS grid reference
SD 497 814
Coordinates
54.22668, -2.77215
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Market Cross in Milnthorpe is a Grade II listed structure. The shaft and base of the cross are possibly from the 18th century, while the top is likely a 19th-century addition or repair. It is made of sandstone and is mounted on limestone steps. The cross features a single round shaft on an octagonal base, topped with a ball on an octagonal corniced top. It stands on three hexagonal steps. Historical records from 1823 refer to "the new cross." The cross was taken down in 1845 and re-erected on top of a lock-up built on its site during railway construction, which was a time of local unrest. The lock-up was demolished in 1862, and the cross was returned to its original ground position. Further details can be found in J.F. Curwen's "History of Heversham with Milnthorpe," published by Titus Wilson in 1930.

Local climate

Market Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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