Whitby Abbey Cross is a Grade I listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1954. Medieval cross. 1 related planning application.

Whitby Abbey Cross

WRENN ID
cold-string-tide
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1954
Type
Medieval cross
Address
Whitby Abbey Cross, YO22 4JT
OS grid reference
NZ 902 112
Coordinates
54.48902, -0.60845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitby Abbey Cross is a medieval stone cross dating from 1811. It features a fluted shaft and head, and is situated on a flight of steps.

Local climate

Whitby Abbey Cross receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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