Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. David is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 January 1956. Cross.
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. David
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1956
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. David, Llanddewi Rhydderch, Abergavenny, Gobion Fawr
- OS grid reference
- SO 349 129
- Coordinates
- 51.81141, -2.94436
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St. David is made from red sandstone blocks. It features three square steps that decrease in size, with the bottom step having a moulded edge. The socket stone is notably large and well-defined. The base of the shaft dates back to the medieval period, while the upper part, which includes the gabled Crucifix, was added in 1923.
Local climate
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. David 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
- No related consent applications matched
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