Cross in Churchyard, to North-West of Church, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1956. Cross.
Cross in Churchyard, to North-West of Church, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- grey-courtyard-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1956
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard, to North-West of Church, Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill, Milverton
- OS grid reference
- ST 121 259
- Coordinates
- 51.02576, -3.25388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard, located to the north-west of the Church of St Michael, dates back to the early 15th century. It is made of Ham stone and stands approximately 400 millimeters high and 500 millimeters square. The sides feature panels with some damaged sculptured detail. The chamfered corners are adorned with trefoil-headed arcading.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard, to North-West of Church, Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- No related consent applications matched
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