Churchyard Cross and Sundial About 16 Yards North West of the West Corner of the Tower of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1986. A Medieval Monument.
Churchyard Cross and Sundial About 16 Yards North West of the West Corner of the Tower of the Church of St Michael
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 454 225
- Coordinates
- 51.89837, -2.79387
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross and sundial, located about 16 yards north-west of the west corner of the tower of the Church of St Michael, is possibly from the 15th century. It is made of sandstone and features a square base that transitions to an octagonal shape with stop-chamfered edges. The cross stands approximately three feet high and is topped by a sundial that dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. The shaft is set on an irregular base.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross and Sundial About 16 Yards North West of the West Corner of the Tower of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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