Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. Sundial.
Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- bitter-ledge-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1985
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter, Waverton Village
- OS grid reference
- SJ 461 633
- Coordinates
- 53.16449, -2.80682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in the churchyard of St. Peter dates from 1731 and is made of red sandstone. It features a circular nosed base that supports a tall, simple baluster, which is set into a square plinth. Atop the sundial is a square capstone that holds a well-crafted brass plate. The plate is inscribed with the following text: "Ion PRESCOT REC. R I : E S : A CHURH WARDENS 1731". The sundial is positioned in the village of Waverton.
Local climate
Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter 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 lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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