Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1988. Sundial.

Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
dusted-kitchen-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 August 1988
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
TR 042 342
Coordinates
51.07125, 0.91364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located about 10 metres south of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, dates from 1807. It features a brass plate mounted on a freestone base. The sundial has a small column with a square cap and plate, and the upright is connected to the plate by a curved brass brace. The sundial is signed by J. Bishop, 1807, although Igglesden refers to T. Bishop from 1803.

Local climate

Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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