Sundial to Southwest of Church of St Edmund is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Sundial.

Sundial to Southwest of Church of St Edmund

WRENN ID
last-entrance-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial to Southwest of Church of St Edmund, Newbiggin
OS grid reference
NY 627 286
Coordinates
54.65156, -2.5786
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located to the southwest of the Church of St Edmund, dates from the mid-19th century. It features a moulded, square section baluster that stands on a stepped base, and the plate of the sundial is still intact.

Local climate

Sundial to Southwest of Church of St Edmund sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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