Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile North of Haugh Head is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. A C19 Milepost.
Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile North of Haugh Head
- WRENN ID
- over-spindle-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile North of Haugh Head, A697, Wooler
- OS grid reference
- NU 000 266
- Coordinates
- 55.53399, -2.00139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located approximately a quarter mile north of Haugh Head, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and stands about 2 feet high. The post has a triangular shape with a rounded back and a canted top. One side is inscribed with "MOR" for Morpeth, while the opposite side features "COR" for Cornhill, along with the distances of 30 and 14. The top of the milepost is marked with "L E," indicating London and Edinburgh, and the number 317.
Local climate
Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile North of Haugh Head receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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