Sundial 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Edith is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Sundial.
Sundial 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Edith
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-bronze-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1974
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SO 500 900
- Coordinates
- 52.50565, -2.73782
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located 12 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Edith in Eaton Under Heywood. It dates from the early 18th century and features a brass dial that is dated 1721, which is set on a moulded stone cap. The sundial stands on a square-section pedestal that is raised on three round steps. At the time of review, the gnomon was missing.
Local climate
Sundial 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Edith receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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