Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Sundial.

Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James

WRENN ID
sheer-bailey-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1987
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 599 242
Coordinates
53.71332, -2.60865
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 5 metres south of the Church of St. James, is likely from the 18th century. It is made of stone and features a square base with a slim square pillar that has chamfered corners. Near the top of the pillar, there are unusual saucer-shaped hollows on each side. The sundial is equipped with a brass plate and a scrolled gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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