Sundial in Churchyard Circa 20 Metres South of the South Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Fylde local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard Circa 20 Metres South of the South Porch of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- stony-chapel-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde MP: Mr Andrew Snowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 427 323
- Coordinates
- 53.78421, -2.87095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located approximately 20 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Michael, is likely from the 18th century, though it has a 20th-century top. It is made of sandstone and features a fluted circular column that is set directly into a circular slab without a base. The column is topped with a Tuscan capital that supports a round bronze dial and gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard Circa 20 Metres South of the South Porch of the Church of St Michael sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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