Remains of Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1986. A Medieval Cross.
Remains of Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- weathered-truss-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1986
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SS 987 272
- Coordinates
- 51.0355, -3.44607
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross are located about 2.5 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St John. This medieval cross features a square socket that has been shaped into an octagon, which is set within a later octagonal stone surround. A flower bed surrounds the socket. The condition of the cross was noted as decayed in 1877 by Pooley in his work "Old Crosses of Somerset."
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St John receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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