Sundial base approximately 10 metres south of chancel, Church of St Helen is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1984. Sundial base.

Sundial base approximately 10 metres south of chancel, Church of St Helen

WRENN ID
keen-quartz-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1984
Type
Sundial base
Address
Sundial base approximately 10 metres south of chancel, Church of St Helen, BB7 3HS
OS grid reference
SD 728 438
Coordinates
53.88979, -2.41432
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial base, located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Helen in Waddington, is likely from the 18th century and is made of sandstone. It has a square plan with chamfered edges and a cyma-moulded cap. The sundial is socketed into a square base.

Local climate

Sundial base approximately 10 metres south of chancel, Church of St Helen sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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