Cross in St James's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 2000. Cross.

Cross in St James's Churchyard

WRENN ID
gilded-tin-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 October 2000
Type
Cross
Address
Cross in St James's Churchyard, Llangua, Abergavenny, Grosmont
OS grid reference
SO 389 257
Coordinates
51.92672, -2.88897
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Cross in St James's Churchyard is a medieval churchyard cross made of red sandstone with a cement rendered shaft. It stands approximately 2 meters high and features a square base with two tiers of steps. The base leads to a square socket stone that transitions into an octagonal shape, supporting a tapering square shaft. The shaft has been restored in the 20th century.

Local climate

Cross in St James's Churchyard receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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