Churchyard Cross, 5 Metres South of the South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Cross.
Churchyard Cross, 5 Metres South of the South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- burning-lantern-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- ST 719 361
- Coordinates
- 51.12371, -2.40181
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, dating from the 14th century, is located 5 metres south of the southeast corner of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in South Brewham. It is made of Doulting stone and features a base step that is approximately 1.2 metres square and mostly buried. The base block measures 750 mm square and stands about 500 mm high, with dressed top corners. The shaft is tapered and octagonal, measuring about 300 mm square at the base and reaching a height of about 2.5 metres. It ends in a finial, which is much eroded and likely originally served as a corbel for a carved top. This cross is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 356).
Local climate
Churchyard Cross, 5 Metres South of the South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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