Cross at Headless Cross to North of Junction is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Cross.
Cross at Headless Cross to North of Junction
- WRENN ID
- silent-mortar-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1989
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross at Headless Cross to North of Junction, Lower Allithwaite
- OS grid reference
- SD 379 783
- Coordinates
- 54.19747, -2.95196
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross at Headless Cross, located to the north of the junction in Lower Allithwaite, is a historic structure. It features a medieval stone base with a square shape and a plinth consisting of three steps, all with chamfered angles. The cross itself is from the 19th century and has short arms.
Local climate
Cross at Headless Cross to North of Junction sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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