Finger Post Approximately 90 Metres East of Newfield Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Finger post.

Finger Post Approximately 90 Metres East of Newfield Farmhouse

WRENN ID
grim-dormer-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1994
Type
Finger post
OS grid reference
NZ 205 336
Coordinates
54.6974, -1.68273
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a finger post located approximately 90 metres east of Newfield Farmhouse in Bishop Auckland. It dates from the early 20th century and was made by R Mattison & Co. of Bedale. The post is constructed from cast iron and features a fluted base leading to a tall, tapered round post. An indicator is attached to one of two collars at the top, displaying the name "BISHOP AUCKLAND" in low relief sans serif capitals, along with the distance of 4. The post is topped with a ball finial.

Local climate

Finger Post Approximately 90 Metres East of Newfield Farmhouse receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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