Milestone on Castle Drive at Nz 222 310 is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1986. Milestone.

Milestone on Castle Drive at Nz 222 310

WRENN ID
secret-jade-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on Castle Drive at Nz 222 310, Auckland Park
OS grid reference
NZ 222 310
Coordinates
54.67377, -1.65675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone located on Castle Drive in Bishop Auckland. It is made of sandstone and has a tapered shape, standing approximately 0.5 meters high with a square base and a rounded top. The north face of the milestone features the inscription "1 mile to the castle" in cursive script. The drive is no longer used for access to Auckland Castle.

Local climate

Milestone on Castle Drive at Nz 222 310 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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