Font in churchyard at west end of Church St Margaret is a Grade II* listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 1986. A Medieval Font.
Font in churchyard at west end of Church St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-keystone-scarlet
- 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 at west end of Church St Margaret, Church Lane, Withern with Stain
- OS grid reference
- TF 424 821
- Coordinates
- 53.31748, 0.13693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The font, now serving as a sundial, is located in the churchyard at the west end of the Church of St Margaret in Withern with Stain. It dates from the 15th century, with a 20th-century addition. The font is made of ashlar and features an octagonal bowl adorned with traceried panels, which sits on an octagonal pedestal and base, elevated on two 20th-century steps.
Local climate
Font in churchyard at west end of Church St Margaret 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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