Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- low-steel-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 322 362
- Coordinates
- 52.91974, -3.00913
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located approximately 10 meters south of the nave of the Church of St Martin, was created in 1729 by Thomas Hampson of Wrexham. It underwent restorations in 1778 and 1841. The sundial is made of sandstone and features a baluster-like column with a moulded plinth and capping, standing on a base of three circular steps. The top step bears the inscription "Mr. EDW PHILLIPS & JOHN JONES CHURCHWARDENS 1778 RESTORED 1841." It originally had a brass plate on top.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Martin receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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