Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- lost-clay-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat
- OS grid reference
- ST 625 363
- Coordinates
- 51.12487, -2.53654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene dates back to the 14th century and was restored in the early to mid-19th century. It is made of dressed stone and features a base consisting of three octagonal steps, with the lowest step being benched. At the top, there is an octagonal socket surrounded by small iron spikes. The shaft is a plain, tapering octagonal shape, culminating in a simple "Calvary" at the apex.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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