Churchyard Cross in St James' churchyard, Pyle is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 January 1998. Cross.

Churchyard Cross in St James' churchyard, Pyle

WRENN ID
open-gateway-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
2 January 1998
Type
Cross
Address
Churchyard Cross in St James' churchyard, Pyle, Cynffig
OS grid reference
SS 825 826
Coordinates
51.53032, -3.69449
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The churchyard cross in St James' churchyard, Pyle, is made of limestone and features a medieval base consisting of four high steps, with the lower step having a projecting nosing, measuring approximately 3.3 meters square in total. The top step supports a square plinth that has a hollow chamfered skirt and a chamfered top. On this plinth stands a tapered square section shaft, with chamfered angles, rising about 3 meters to a decorated capital. It is important to note that the shaft and crucifix head were replaced in 1925. Two sections of the original shaft are located by the west side of the porch.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross in St James' churchyard, Pyle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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