Churchyard Cross, 7 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Monument.

Churchyard Cross, 7 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
eastward-truss-sparrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 156 411
Coordinates
51.16291, -3.20761
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located 7 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the late 13th century and was restored in the 19th century. It is made of sandstone and features a square calvary with one step, constructed from squared and coursed masonry. The base has a broached plinth that supports an octagonal shaft. On the west facade of the shaft, there is an attached sculptural group. Originally, the shaft was meant to hold a larger piece, and what remains seems to represent the lower part of a figure carrying a cross. The shaft is topped with an abacus cap, but the cross itself is missing.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross, 7 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% 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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