Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1984. Sundial.

Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel

WRENN ID
buried-zinc-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel, B5345, St. Bees
OS grid reference
NX 968 121
Coordinates
54.49438, -3.59332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located in the churchyard to the north-east of the Priory Church chancel, is dated 1649 and features the initials I.W., I.R., and W.B. It is supported by three steps made of sandstone slabs and has a monolithic octagonal stone shaft that stands approximately 4 feet high, with central banding. The square top of the sundial has a circular brass plate with a gnomon inset, which is likely not original to the sundial.

Local climate

Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 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 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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  2. Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School Grade II 31 m
  3. Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel Grade II 32 m
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