Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Ablington Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Ablington Manor
- WRENN ID
- long-stair-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SP 103 075
- Coordinates
- 51.76686, -1.85135
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 10 meters south of Ablington Manor in Bibury. It is made of limestone and features an iron gnomon. The sundial has a baluster shape with acanthus-leaf decorations on both the lower and upper parts. Its top is circular, although the inscriptions have become eroded over time. The sundial is situated in a small formal garden adjacent to Ablington Manor.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Ablington Manor receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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