Sundial in Hanmer churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 2005. Sundial.

Sundial in Hanmer churchyard

WRENN ID
weathered-mullion-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 November 2005
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SJ 454 397
Coordinates
52.95205, -2.81333
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial in the churchyard of Hanmer is made of baluster-shaped freestone and features a plate. The plate, created by Dollond of London, has the inscription 'Thomas South, Richard Hinton Churchwardens 1821'. The gnomon, which is the part that casts the shadow, is missing.

Local climate

Sundial in Hanmer churchyard receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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