Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, 14 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. A Late Medieval Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, 14 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- standing-belfry-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Period
- Late Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 343 518
- Coordinates
- 51.26238, -2.94171
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located 14 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary, is likely from the 15th century and was restored in 1895. It is made of dressed stone and features four octagonal steps leading to the calvary, with the lowest step being benched. At the top, there is a plain octagonal socket. The shaft, dating from 1895, is topped with an abacus that has figures of saints in niches, along with a large carved crucifix, as noted by Pooley in "Old Crosses of Somerset" from 1877.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, 14 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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