Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 8 Metres North West of Tower Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1955. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 8 Metres North West of Tower Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- stranded-newel-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1955
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 265 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98479, -3.04754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 8 meters north-west of the tower of the Church of St Thomas, dates from the 15th century for the socket, while the rest is from the late 19th century. It is made of Ham stone and features a two-stage calvary and plinth. The square socket is broached to an octagon and has a steep cavetto moulding along with remains of corner columns. The cross itself has an octagonal shaft.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 8 Metres North West of Tower Church of St Thomas receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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