Sundial, 40 Metres South of Tower, St Andrew's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. Sundial.
Sundial, 40 Metres South of Tower, St Andrew's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- deep-niche-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 709 520
- Coordinates
- 53.96386, -2.44383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located 40 metres south of the tower in St. Andrew's Churchyard dates from 1796. It is made of sandstone and features a brass dial and gnomon. The base consists of four circular steps. Above the base is a round column that is square at the base where it is socketed, tapering upwards and fluted, topped with a moulded cap. The dial plate is inscribed with the names of the churchwardens, the date '1796', and the inscription 'Tho. Hargraves Settle'.
Local climate
Sundial, 40 Metres South of Tower, St Andrew's Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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