Sundial in St Wilfred's Churchyard (4 Metres South of Church Porch) is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Sundial.
Sundial in St Wilfred's Churchyard (4 Metres South of Church Porch)
- WRENN ID
- stony-lancet-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 639 862
- Coordinates
- 53.37218, -2.54343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in St Wilfred's Churchyard, four metres south of the church porch, dates back to 1714. It features a turned stone shaft and is inscribed on the dial with the phrase "Pulvis et umbra sumus 1714." This sundial is a pleasing and well-preserved example of its kind.
Local climate
Sundial in St Wilfred's Churchyard (4 Metres South of Church Porch) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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