Sundial About 15 Metres North of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Sundial.

Sundial About 15 Metres North of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
twisted-gallery-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
TR 308 567
Coordinates
51.26309, 1.30747
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located about 15 metres north of the Church of St. Mary in Woodnesborough, dates from 1738. It features a brass plate and gnomon set on a stone base that is shaped like a vase. The base has a moulded plinth and cap, along with two steps. The brass plate is inscribed with "Woodnesborough W IB RG 1738".

Local climate

Sundial About 15 Metres North of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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