Font in Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 1986. Font.

Font in Churchyard

WRENN ID
stubborn-dormer-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 July 1986
Type
Font
Address
Font in Churchyard, Main Street, Reston
OS grid reference
TF 403 832
Coordinates
53.3273, 0.10522
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The font in the churchyard, now used as a sundial, dates from the 15th century with a 20th-century addition. It is made of ashlar and features an octagonal shape with fleurons in the panels and human heads on the underside of the contemporary shaft. The font has a 20th-century base and step.

Local climate

Font in Churchyard receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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