Churchyard Cross in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Gregory is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Gregory
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 414 526
- Coordinates
- 51.27015, -2.84125
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, dating from the 15th century, is located approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Gregory. It is made of dressed stone and features a square base consisting of four steps. The cross has an octagonal socket and a tapering octagonal shaft. At the top, there is a restored crocketted pinnacle that supports a figure of the Virgin and Child. This information is referenced in Pooley's "Old Crosses of Somerset," published in 1877.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Gregory receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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