Sundial Approximately 40 Metres South East of South Front of Drayton House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1987. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 40 Metres South East of South Front of Drayton House
- WRENN ID
- drifting-portal-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SP 963 800
- Coordinates
- 52.40956, -0.58476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, likely from the 18th century, is made of limestone ashlar and is situated approximately 40 meters southeast of the south front of Drayton House. It is located in the center of the south forecourt of Drayton House, which is part of a garden that is registered at grade I. The sundial is referenced in several publications, including "Country Life" from May 20, 1965, and "Buildings of England: Northamptonshire."
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 40 Metres South East of South Front of Drayton House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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