Cross in Churchyard South of Church Porch is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1982. Monument.
Cross in Churchyard South of Church Porch
- WRENN ID
- unlit-cobble-aspen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1982
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard South of Church Porch, Brendon Road, Watchet
- OS grid reference
- ST 064 426
- Coordinates
- 51.17573, -3.33902
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross located in the churchyard south of the church porch is probably from the early 15th century. It is made of stone and has an octagonal plan. The base features three steps with finely splayed dripmoulds and a square socket with high convex stops at the bottom. The tapering shaft stands about 2 meters high and has long mitred stops at its foot. A modern wooden cross is mounted on top.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard South of Church Porch 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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