Sundial Circa 40 Metres to South West of Weald Manor is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Sundial.
Sundial Circa 40 Metres to South West of Weald Manor
- WRENN ID
- scattered-groin-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SP 310 028
- Coordinates
- 51.72312, -1.55164
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, dating from the 17th or early 18th century, is located approximately 40 meters southwest of Weald Manor in Bampton. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a cylindrical pedestal topped with a four-sided gabled finial. The south side of the finial displays the sundial, while the east side includes a small niche with a carved stone head. The sundial serves as the centerpiece of a formal garden, the main outlines of which are indicated on the Ordnance Survey map from 1876 and the estate map from 1789, held at the Oxfordshire County Record Office.
Local climate
Sundial Circa 40 Metres to South West of Weald Manor receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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