Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 March 2000. Monument. 3 related planning applications.
Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyard
- WRENN ID
- dim-cellar-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 15 March 2000
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyard, Abergavenny, Gobion Fawr, NP7 8SN
- OS grid reference
- SO 366 140
- Coordinates
- 51.82171, -2.92008
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The churchyard cross in Llanvapley features a series of four large steps leading up to its base. The lowest steps have coved moulding on the front of the coping stones, while the upper steps are made of solid squared blocks. The cross stands on a monolith square base, with its corners shaped into an octagonal form. This base has a ridged rounded moulding, and the ridge, curved sides of the broach, and the angles of the octagon are all highlighted with an incised bead moulding.
Local climate
Churchyard cross in Llanvapley 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 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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