Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Wilfrid, 15 Metres South-East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1966. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Wilfrid, 15 Metres South-East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- hollow-sentry-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1966
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 650 350
- Coordinates
- 53.81017, -2.53293
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Wilfrid, 15 metres southeast of the chancel. The base, which is possibly from the 17th century, is made of sandstone and features six steps, arranged in a square shape. Atop the base is a turned column that has a cyma-moulded square capital. The sundial plate is made of brass and is octagonal in shape, although it has a broken gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Wilfrid, 15 Metres South-East of Chancel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 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 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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