Sundial Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Eata is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1985. A C18 Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Eata
- WRENN ID
- tall-gallery-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1985
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 540 091
- Coordinates
- 52.67845, -2.68058
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located approximately 9 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Eata, is likely from the late 18th century. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a square section shaped baluster stem with a moulded base and cap. The sundial has a copper dial plate with a pierced gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Eata receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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