Sundial in St Peter's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1967. Sundial.

Sundial in St Peter's Churchyard

WRENN ID
keen-cornice-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 April 1967
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in St Peter's Churchyard, the Village, Prestbury
OS grid reference
SJ 900 769
Coordinates
53.28913, -2.15082
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in St. Peter's Churchyard is believed to date from 1672. It is made of buff sandstone and features three circular steps that support a heavy gadrooned baluster. At the top, there is an octagonal copper plate that has an engraving of good quality, although it is becoming worn. The sundial also includes a pierced scrolled gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial in St Peter's Churchyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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