Socket of Former Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard, Adjacent to South Porch, Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Historic artifact.
Socket of Former Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard, Adjacent to South Porch, Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- fallow-pillar-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Historic artifact
- OS grid reference
- ST 296 391
- Coordinates
- 51.14738, -3.00713
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The socket of a former churchyard cross is located in the churchyard adjacent to the south porch of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Chilton Trinity. This structure dates back to the 13th century and is made of dressed sandstone. It features a circular socket that is formed from two pieces of stone, with stepped mouldings and a circular mortise at the top.
Local climate
Socket of Former Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard, Adjacent to South Porch, Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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