Milepost 600 Metres West of Thornton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Milepost.

Milepost 600 Metres West of Thornton Hall

WRENN ID
hallowed-wicket-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1986
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
NZ 232 171
Coordinates
54.5487, -1.64205
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located 600 metres west of Thornton Hall, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and painted white, featuring raised letters painted black. The milepost has a triangular shape with a sloping top and a semicircular back plate. The back plate displays "DURHAM COUNTY." On the left side, there is a pointing hand indicating "STAINDROP 7 MILES," and on the right side, another pointing hand shows "DARLINGTON 4 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost 600 Metres West of Thornton Hall receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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