Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard North East of the Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Sundial.

Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard North East of the Church

WRENN ID
stubborn-pediment-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1986
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard North East of the Church, Monks Lane, Burland and Acton
OS grid reference
SJ 632 530
Coordinates
53.07378, -2.55053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located in St Mary's Churchyard, northeast of the church, dates from the late 17th century and incorporates a medieval cross shaft. It is made of red sandstone and features wrought iron pointers. The sundial is supported by an old three-step base, which holds a deep ogee moulded block and an octagonal cross shaft topped with a moulded cap. Atop the cross shaft is a cube of stone with wrought iron pointers on its four vertical faces. The design is finished with a ball finial on a slender round support.

Local climate

Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard North East of the Church receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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