Church Cross in Churchyard of St James' Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. A Medieval Churchyard cross. 1 related planning application.
Church Cross in Churchyard of St James' Church
- WRENN ID
- knotted-cellar-thrush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1983
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church Cross in Churchyard of St James' Church, Preston Road, Yeovil, BA20 2EZ
- OS grid reference
- ST 534 162
- Coordinates
- 50.94352, -2.66353
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, possibly from the 15th century, is located a few meters from the south transept of St James' Church. It is made of Ham stone. The base of the cross remains in position, with the socket only 100 millimeters above the soil and somewhat worn. The shaft stands about 1.5 meters high and is 325 millimeters square at the base, with the upper part being octagonal and the chamfers simply terminated. The head of the cross, which features three figures, is much worn and is currently stored in a glass case within the church.
Local climate
Church Cross in Churchyard of St James' Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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