Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1966. A C15 Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- last-tower-moth
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1966
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church Lane, Chewton Mendip
- OS grid reference
- ST 596 531
- Coordinates
- 51.27594, -2.58015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, dating from the 15th century, is located in the churchyard south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Chewton Mendip. It is made of dressed stone and has an octagonal shape. The cross stands on a base consisting of four steps, featuring a square socket with fillet moulding and chamfer. The shaft tapers upwards and is topped with a tabernacle head that includes carving, although much of the detail has been worn away over time.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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