Cross in Churchyard, About 18 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1955. Monument.
Cross in Churchyard, About 18 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- solitary-cupola-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1955
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 264 182
- Coordinates
- 50.9589, -3.04915
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a churchyard cross located about 18 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Peter. It dates from the 14th century and was largely rebuilt around 1894 when the church was restored. The cross is made of Ham stone and features an original two-stage calvary. The upper stage has a dripstone and an oblong socket with a chamfered plinth. The shaft and cross are from the 19th century, with a tapering shaft that has filleted corners. It includes angel abaci that carry three crocketed niches topped with crocketing. The niches contain carved figures representing the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and St Peter.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard, About 18 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter 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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