Sundial Approximately 20 Metres North of North East Corner of Nave of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1988. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 20 Metres North of North East Corner of Nave of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
spare-pedestal-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1988
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SJ 433 349
Coordinates
52.90894, -2.84351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, made of sandstone, is located approximately 20 meters north of the northeast corner of the nave of the Church of St. Michael in Welshampton. It dates from around 1819 to 1820 and features a stumpy vase-shaped baluster that sits on a moulded circular base with a plinth and capping. The sundial includes an inscription on a brass plate with a gnomon that reads "Thomas Williams/CHURCH-WARDEN: 1819-20."

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 20 Metres North of North East Corner of Nave of Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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