Milepost About 15 Metres East of Junction to Road to Bondisle Way is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Milepost.

Milepost About 15 Metres East of Junction to Road to Bondisle Way

WRENN ID
upper-attic-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
NZ 000 387
Coordinates
54.74412, -2.00034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located about 15 metres east of the junction to the road leading to Bondisle Way, dates from the mid-19th century. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular plan, standing approximately one metre high. The sloping top features low-relief lettering that reads "WEARDALE/ R.D." with a hand pointing to the right. On the east face, it indicates "ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL/ 8/ MILES," while the west face shows "WOLSINGHAM/ 5/ MILES," with a hand pointing to the left.

Local climate

Milepost About 15 Metres East of Junction to Road to Bondisle Way sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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