Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1967. Cross.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
north-trefoil-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1967
Type
Cross
Address
Village Cross, Church Street, Church Fenton
OS grid reference
SE 513 368
Coordinates
53.82578, -1.22111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross, formerly known as the Old Cross, is a medieval cross shaft located on the west side of Church Street in Church Fenton. It is made of magnesian limestone and features a broken octagonal shaft set in an octagonal base. The entire structure stands at approximately 1.25 metres high.

Local climate

Village Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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