Remains of Churchyard Cross, 10 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Ethel Dreda is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Medieval Cross.
Remains of Churchyard Cross, 10 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Ethel Dreda
- WRENN ID
- stony-hinge-pearl
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 113 419
- Coordinates
- 51.17017, -3.26979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, dating from the 15th century and restored in the mid-19th century, are located 10 metres west of the porch of the Church of St. Ethel Dreda in West Quantoxhead. This sandstone cross features a two-stage calvary with dressed masonry from the 19th century. It has an octagonal socket and bulbous broaches, with a chamfered upper edge. The remains of the shaft are significantly eroded, resulting in an almost circular section and standing approximately 800 millimetres high. The total height of the cross is about 2 metres.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross, 10 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Ethel Dreda receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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