Sundial in Churchyard to North of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Sundial.

Sundial in Churchyard to North of Church

WRENN ID
gilded-pediment-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1985
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in Churchyard to North of Church, Ulpha, Cumberland
OS grid reference
SD 197 932
Coordinates
54.32862, -3.23477
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, dated 1761 and featuring the initials C.M.P., is located in the churchyard to the north of the church. It has a sandstone shaft with moulded edges and is topped by a square block approximately 1.5 feet high. The octagonal brass sundial plate, which includes a gnomon, is a later addition and is inscribed with the words "The gift of Wm Danson."

Local climate

Sundial in Churchyard to North of Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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