Churchyard cross, in churchyard 3 metres north of transept, Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard cross, in churchyard 3 metres north of transept, Church of St David
- WRENN ID
- heavy-hammer-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Churchyard cross, in churchyard 3 metres north of transept, Church of St David, TA11 6BU
- OS grid reference
- ST 539 317
- Coordinates
- 51.0829, -2.65843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located in the churchyard 3 metres north of the transept of the Church of St David, is possibly from the 13th century and sits on a 19th-century base. There may be steps beneath a turf mound, which is enclosed by an octagonal dwarf wall. The cross is made of Doulting stone and features a square block base that measures about 820mm wide and 500mm high, with a weathered top and broached corners. The shaft is approximately 350mm square at the base and chamfers to plain steps, with a surviving height of nearly 2 metres. On the west face, there is a carving of a bishop in full episcopal dress, holding a wallet on his left, which is believed to represent Saint David. This figure is set under a canopy adorned with crockets and a finial.
Local climate
Churchyard cross, in churchyard 3 metres north of transept, Church of St David 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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