Sundial Approximately 100 Metres South East of Wroxton College, on the Terrace Walk Leading South East from the Doric Temple is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 100 Metres South East of Wroxton College, on the Terrace Walk Leading South East from the Doric Temple
- WRENN ID
- narrow-glass-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SP 416 415
- Coordinates
- 52.07048, -1.39333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located approximately 100 metres southeast of Wroxton College, is positioned on the terrace walk that leads southeast from the Doric Temple. It is possibly from the mid-18th century and made of limestone, standing about 0.75 metres high. The sundial is situated along the vista that leads to the obelisk.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 100 Metres South East of Wroxton College, on the Terrace Walk Leading South East from the Doric Temple receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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