Sundial in Churchyard of St Leonard the Less 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard of St Leonard the Less 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Church
- WRENN ID
- rusted-gargoyle-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 590 303
- Coordinates
- 53.76791, -2.62341
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in the churchyard of St. Leonard the Less, positioned 8 metres southeast of the church's southeast corner, dates back to 1742. It features a shaped column approximately 1.5 metres high, topped with a moulded capital that has two copper bands. The sundial includes a copper plate and a gnomon supported by a slim scrolled bracket.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard of St Leonard the Less 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Church 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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