Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1977. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- eternal-sandstone-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1977
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Michael, Market Place, Macclesfield
- OS grid reference
- SJ 917 736
- Coordinates
- 53.2602, -2.12497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael in Macclesfield. It is probably from the 18th century and features a baluster-pedestal on a stone base, although the dial itself is now missing.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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