Sundial to Rear of the Old Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Sundial.

Sundial to Rear of the Old Farm

WRENN ID
ragged-buttress-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Trafford
Constituency
Altrincham and Sale West MP: Mr Connor Rand (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial to Rear of the Old Farm, Hill Top Drive, WA15 0JN
OS grid reference
SJ 783 864
Coordinates
53.37484, -2.32699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century sundial located to the rear of The Old Farm. It features a stone shaft with a copper dial and gnomon. The shaft is of baluster type, has a fluted bowl, and stands on a square plinth.

Local climate

Sundial to Rear of the Old Farm sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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