Churchyard Cross, 14 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross, 14 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- cold-porch-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- OS grid reference
- ST 512 119
- Coordinates
- 50.90462, -2.69481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Churchyard Cross, located 14 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of Saint Mary, is a structure of uncertain medieval date. It is made of Ham stone, with the base and the bottom of the shaft still intact. The base measures 800 mm square, of which approximately 550 mm is visible above ground, featuring chamfered stopped corners. The base of the cross shaft is about 325 mm square and 250 mm tall, and it is set in lead.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross, 14 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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