Sundial to South of Chancel of St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1984. Sundial.

Sundial to South of Chancel of St Peter's Church

WRENN ID
strange-railing-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial to South of Chancel of St Peter's Church, Church Lane
OS grid reference
SE 179 233
Coordinates
53.70585, -1.73018
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, dated 1611, is located to the south of the chancel of St Peter's Church in Hartshead. It features a rectangular stone post with a well-carved decorative top and has a metal gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial to South of Chancel of St Peter's Church receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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