Milestone in Front of Number 12 is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Milestone.

Milestone in Front of Number 12

WRENN ID
hidden-quartz-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone in Front of Number 12, High Street, Wolsingham
OS grid reference
NZ 072 372
Coordinates
54.73007, -1.88817
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located in front of Number 12 on Wolsingham High Street. This milestone dates from the mid-19th century and is made of cast iron. It has a triangular shape with a sloping top and stands about half a metre high. The milestone features white low-relief letters on a black-painted background: "WEARDALE H D" is displayed on the top, while "DURHAM 16 MILES" is on the west side and "STANHOPE 5 MILES" is on the east side, each accompanied by a pointing hand above.

Local climate

Milestone in Front of Number 12 receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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