Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Catherine is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. A Medieval Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Catherine
- WRENN ID
- stranded-hinge-spindle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Catherine, Church Street, Drayton
- OS grid reference
- ST 405 247
- Coordinates
- 51.01911, -2.84941
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Catherine dates back to the 15th century, with some recutting and alterations made in the 17th century. It is made of dressed stone and features a base consisting of three octagonal steps with dripmoulds. Above this is a massive square socket with broaches and an octagonal upper bed. The shaft tapers and is square in plan, topped with a ball finial. The cross has been cut down from its original height. On the south face, there is a sculpture of St. Michael, depicted with a sword and shield as he vanquishes the Dragon. This figure is set under a canopied niche on a bracket, which is supported by two small carved figures of priests in canonicals.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Catherine 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 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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