Milepost 580 Metres South East of Powburn Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Milepost.

Milepost 580 Metres South East of Powburn Post Office

WRENN ID
white-flagstone-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1987
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
NU 068 161
Coordinates
55.43879, -1.89293
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located 580 metres southeast of Powburn Post Office, is likely from the early 20th century and was made by Smith Patterson Ltd. of Blaydon. It is constructed from cast iron and painted white with black figures. The milepost features a shield-shaped plaque that displays the legend "CORNHILL 22 MORPETH 22" set on a circular shaft. It is partly buried in the bankside and stands 0.60 metres tall.

Local climate

Milepost 580 Metres South East of Powburn Post Office receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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