Sundial in Rectory Grounds is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1966. Sundial.

Sundial in Rectory Grounds

WRENN ID
twelfth-panel-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South MP: Christian Wakeford (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 June 1966
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in Rectory Grounds, Church Lane
OS grid reference
SD 811 037
Coordinates
53.52978, -2.28574
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in the Rectory grounds, likely dating from around 1630, is made of stone and features a four-faced design on an octagonal shaft. It has a square base adorned with strapwork carvings and a plinth. This sundial was re-erected from the grounds of Deyne Hall, though the gnomons are missing.

Local climate

Sundial in Rectory Grounds sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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