Preaching Cross in churchyard of St Teilo is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 January 1999. Cross.

Preaching Cross in churchyard of St Teilo

WRENN ID
roaming-minaret-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Bridgend MP: Chris Elmore (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 January 1999
Type
Cross
Address
Preaching Cross in churchyard of St Teilo, Merthyr Mawr
OS grid reference
SS 882 774
Coordinates
51.48532, -3.61028
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Preaching Cross in the churchyard of St Teilo is a tall, tapering stone structure. It features stopped hollow chamfers and has a head that displays sculpted figures of the crucifixion and the Virgin and Child. The shaft is set on a square base with a chamfered upper edge, which rests on a square stepped plinth.

Local climate

Preaching Cross in churchyard of St Teilo sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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