Hanmer churchyard cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 2005. A Medieval Monument.

Hanmer churchyard cross

WRENN ID
rough-keystone-grain
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 November 2005
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SJ 454 397
Coordinates
52.9521, -2.81315
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Hanmer churchyard cross is a medieval cross situated on a later stepped octagonal freestone plinth. The cross features a tapering octagonal shaft that is stopped and square at the base. The lantern of the cross is badly weathered. On the northern and southern faces, there are figures of St Chad to the north and a mitred bishop to the south, both depicted on head corbels. The broader eastern and western faces display the Crucifixion and the Virgin and Child, which are also badly weathered and/or mutilated.

Local climate

Hanmer churchyard cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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