Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
lunar-shingle-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1989
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 171 812
Coordinates
54.22057, -3.27283
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located approximately 6 meters south of the Church of Holy Trinity, is possibly of medieval origin with a later shaft. It is constructed of ashlar stone. The sundial features a square base and an octagonal shaft that has broach stops at the lower end. The head of the sundial has chamfered angles at both the top and bottom, and it displays four shields: two bearing the Hudleston arms, one with the Chaucer arms, and one with the arms of Broughton, which became extinct in 1495. There is a mortice in the top for a round plate.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of Church of Holy Trinity sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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