Cross Shaft Approximately 3 Metres South of South-West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1987. A Medieval Monument.

Cross Shaft Approximately 3 Metres South of South-West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 1987
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SE 222 937
Coordinates
54.33872, -1.65947
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late medieval cross shaft located approximately 3 metres south of the south-west corner of the south porch of the Church of St Mary in Hornby. The cross shaft is made of gritstone and stands about 1 metre high. It has a chamfered design with a square plan on a chamfered base. The upper part of the shaft is a smaller section that features a later sundial.

Local climate

Cross Shaft Approximately 3 Metres South of South-West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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