Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1963. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Michael
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1963
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Michael, Church Lane, Enmore
- OS grid reference
- ST 239 351
- Coordinates
- 51.11097, -3.08722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael dates back to the 15th century and is made of dressed stone. It features a base consisting of three octagonal steps, with the lower step being benched and having a weathered off-set. The cross has a moulded four-sided socket, with each side decorated with three heater-shaped shields that are uncharged. The shaft is a tapering square monolith set on a moulded foot, with the angles connected by sunk grooves. The head of the cross is missing. This structure is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No. 365).
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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