Sundial to South of Missenden Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1983. A C19 Monument.

Sundial to South of Missenden Abbey

WRENN ID
forbidden-span-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1983
Type
Monument
Address
Sundial to South of Missenden Abbey, High Street, Great Missenden
OS grid reference
SP 897 009
Coordinates
51.70027, -0.70249
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located to the south of Missenden Abbey dates back to 1814. It features an octagonal stone column resting on a stone base, which has a moulded plinth. Below the moulded cap, there is cusped gothic ornamentation. The cap supports the dial, which is inscribed with the date, the name, and the arms of John Ayton.

Local climate

Sundial to South of Missenden Abbey sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% 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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