Sundial, About 4 Metres South-East of Church Porch of the Church of St Wilfrid is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. Sundial.

Sundial, About 4 Metres South-East of Church Porch of the Church of St Wilfrid

WRENN ID
carved-entrance-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1983
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 498 647
Coordinates
54.07588, -2.76733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, dating from 1635, is located about 4 metres south-east of the church porch of the Church of St Wilfrid. It is made of brass and sits on a late 19th-century sandstone base. The sundial is inscribed with 'For Saint Wilfrite Church at Halton 1635' and 'Perevunt et Imputantur'. The gnomon is broken, and the base consists of three shaped pieces that appear to be made from re-used stone. Originally, the sundial stood on part of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft and was relocated to its current position in 1891.

Local climate

Sundial, About 4 Metres South-East of Church Porch of the Church of St Wilfrid sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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