Medieval Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. A Medieval Cross.
Medieval Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- lone-alcove-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SE 376 848
- Coordinates
- 54.25764, -1.42384
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The medieval cross, located approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist in Kirby Wiske, is a Grade II listed structure. It is made of stone and features a square stepped plinth that supports a short chamfered shaft.
Local climate
Medieval Cross Approximately 10 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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