Milestone North of Witton Le Wear is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. A 18th century Milestone.
Milestone North of Witton Le Wear
- WRENN ID
- open-sandstone-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
- Milestone
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Milestone North of Witton Le Wear, A68
- OS grid reference
- NZ 139 322
- Coordinates
- 54.68469, -1.78478
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located north of Witton-le-Wear, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of sandstone and has a triangular shape with a sloped top. The north side is inscribed with "WA 5," while the south side features "C 25," indicating the distances to West Auckland and Corbridge.
Local climate
Milestone North of Witton Le Wear receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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