Township Road Marker Stone Opposite Howegill Plantation is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. A C18 Marker stone.
Township Road Marker Stone Opposite Howegill Plantation
- WRENN ID
- far-pavement-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Marker stone
- Address
- Township Road Marker Stone Opposite Howegill Plantation, B 6279, Marwood
- OS grid reference
- NZ 033 221
- Coordinates
- 54.59417, -1.94951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Township road marker stone opposite Howegill plantation is a grade II listed structure, likely dating from the 18th century. It is made of sandstone and stands about half a metre high, featuring a rectangular section with an arched top. The stone is inscribed with the words 'Marwood Township' on the west side, using a long 's'.
Local climate
Township Road Marker Stone Opposite Howegill Plantation receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% 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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