Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. Sundial.

Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard

WRENN ID
gentle-balcony-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard, Rostherne Lane, Millington and Rostherne
OS grid reference
SJ 742 836
Coordinates
53.34936, -2.38823
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in St Mary's Churchyard dates from around 1730 and is made of ashlar. It stands approximately 4 feet high and features a wide circular base with a baluster column that has a heavy lower concave body and a concave upper section. The circular plate is inscribed with "Lat. D53. M20. Geo. Lupton. Altringham Fecit." The gnomon, which is from the 20th century, is broken.

Local climate

Sundial in St Mary's Churchyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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