Preaching Cross at Parish Church of St. Elli is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 1963. Cross.

Preaching Cross at Parish Church of St. Elli

WRENN ID
first-rampart-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 July 1963
Type
Cross
Address
Preaching Cross at Parish Church of St. Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
SO 232 148
Coordinates
51.82681, -3.11543
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Preaching Cross at the Parish Church of St. Elli is a prominent structure featuring a large square base made up of four steps with slab copings. The second and third steps are angled in the southeast corner. Atop the base is a large square ashlar socket stone with a hollow chamfer. The cross has a reset short section of red sandstone shaft, which is octagonal in shape, and is topped by a broad crucifix finial. This finial is chamfered on both the short arms and the thick moulded top.

Local climate

Preaching Cross at Parish Church of St. Elli sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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