Milestone on South Side of Road is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Milestone.

Milestone on South Side of Road

WRENN ID
second-flint-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on South Side of Road, Longhirst Station
OS grid reference
NZ 239 894
Coordinates
55.19891, -1.62591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone from the late 18th century located on the south side of the road in Longhirst. It is made of sandstone and features a single stone with a triangular plan resting on a partly-buried square base. The milestone stands 0.6 meters tall and is inscribed with "MORPETH CR(ESSWELL) IV V (MILES) (MILES)."

Local climate

Milestone on South Side of Road receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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