Medieval Cross Base in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 April 2004. Cross base.

Medieval Cross Base in St Mary's Churchyard

WRENN ID
errant-merlon-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 April 2004
Type
Cross base
Address
Medieval Cross Base in St Mary's Churchyard, Usk
OS grid reference
SO 378 008
Coordinates
51.70254, -2.90079
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The structure is a square stone base for a cross located in St Mary's Churchyard. It features chamfered edges and has a socket for the shaft of the cross, which is now lost.

Local climate

Medieval Cross Base in St Mary's Churchyard receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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