Milepost 700 Metres South East of Junction with New Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Milepost.

Milepost 700 Metres South East of Junction with New Lane

WRENN ID
little-rood-violet
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 221 180
Coordinates
54.55747, -1.65909
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located 700 metres south-east of the junction with New Lane, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and painted white, featuring raised sans-serif 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 north-east face, it indicates "STAINDROP 6" with a hand pointing to the west, while the north-west face shows "DARLINGTON 5" with a hand pointing to the east.

Local climate

Milepost 700 Metres South East of Junction with New Lane receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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