Milestone, 40 Metres West of West Whorley Hill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Milestone.
Milestone, 40 Metres West of West Whorley Hill Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- waiting-moat-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 110 165
- Coordinates
- 54.54407, -1.83059
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the 19th century, is located 40 metres west of West Whorley Hill Farmhouse. It is made of sandstone and has been painted white. The stone is square in plan and stands approximately 0.5 metres high, featuring a rounded top. On the north-west face, there is an incised sans-serif inscription painted in black that reads "D 12" (indicating 12 miles to Darlington), while the north-east face displays "BC 4" (indicating 4 miles to Barnard Castle).
Local climate
Milestone, 40 Metres West of West Whorley Hill Farmhouse receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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