Cross base and sundial approximately 21 metres to north of chancel of Church of St. Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Cross base, sundial.
Cross base and sundial approximately 21 metres to north of chancel of Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- keen-moulding-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Cross base, sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 758 120
- Coordinates
- 52.70557, -2.35922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base and sundial, located approximately 21 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is a churchyard feature dating from the medieval period and the 18th century. It is constructed from ashlar and consists of an octagonal step, a moulded circular base, and an 18th-century tapered circular shaft, which shows evidence of having once supported a sundial.
Local climate
Cross base and sundial approximately 21 metres to north of chancel of Church of St. Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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