Socket of Market Cross Opposite Egremont Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Market cross.
Socket of Market Cross Opposite Egremont Hotel
- WRENN ID
- rusted-cupola-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Socket of Market Cross Opposite Egremont Hotel, Bank Street, Williton
- OS grid reference
- ST 077 409
- Coordinates
- 51.16012, -3.32087
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The socket of the market cross, located opposite the Egremont Hotel on Bank Street in Williton, dates from the 13th to 14th century. It is made of red sandstone and features a square shape with broached corners. Currently, it has an embedded concrete shaft that is about 100 millimeters high. According to historical sources, this market cross originally stood approximately 150 meters north at the junction of Long Street and Fore Street but was reduced by the mid-19th century to serve as a block stone to support the wheels of carriages at a nearby confectioner's house. Williton is notable for having two market crosses in addition to a churchyard cross. The socket is primarily listed for its historic interest.
Local climate
Socket of Market Cross Opposite Egremont Hotel receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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