Sundial South of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Sundial.
Sundial South of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- keen-slate-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial South of Church of St Leonard, Balderstone
- OS grid reference
- SD 631 322
- Coordinates
- 53.7854, -2.56131
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located south of the Church of St. Leonard is possibly from the early 19th century and was re-erected in the early 20th century. It is made of sandstone and features a brass gnomon along with limestone columns. The sundial is supported by five columns, each with caps and bases, standing on an octagonal base that holds a circular face. Inscribed around its raised rim is a dedication: 'This ancient sundial is re-erected by his friends and parishioners in memory of the Rev. J. Arthur Rushton M.A. vicar of this parish from 1897 to 1907.'
Local climate
Sundial South of Church of St Leonard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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