Sundial, South West of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. A C17 Sundial.
Sundial, South West of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- sheer-threshold-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial, South West of Church of St Lawrence, Churchyard, Stoak
- OS grid reference
- SJ 423 732
- Coordinates
- 53.25316, -2.86552
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located southwest of the Church of St Lawrence, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of red sandstone and features an octagonal chamfered pillar set on an octagonal base. The structure is very worn, and there are remains of a brass sundial cemented into the top. One side of the sundial has a plaque commemorating churchwardens John Cheers and Dick Kinsey, dated 1978.
Local climate
Sundial, South West of Church of St Lawrence 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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