Churchyard Cross, 2 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Medieval Cross.
Churchyard Cross, 2 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost
- WRENN ID
- idle-quoin-ridge
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 140 366
- Coordinates
- 51.12306, -3.22922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located 2 metres south of the porch of the Church of the Holy Ghost, dates from the 14th century. It is made of red sandstone with a Ham stone shaft. The cross features an octagonal calvary with three steps, a square socket with chamfered corners, and steep convex broaches. The octagonal shaft has a three-bay crocketed niche on the west front that contains figures, although they are much eroded. According to Pooley, the larger central figure represents a bishop, with St. John the Baptist on the left and the prioress of the convent of Studeley, who were the holders of the Manor of Crowcombe, on the right. Pooley describes it as "an exceedingly rich example of Fourteenth century work." The cross is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 242).
Local climate
Churchyard Cross, 2 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% 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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