Boundary Stones in Laker Plantation Approx 44o Yards North of Belsay Dene House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Boundary stone.
Boundary Stones in Laker Plantation Approx 44o Yards North of Belsay Dene House
- WRENN ID
- outer-screen-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Boundary stone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 066 786
- Coordinates
- 55.10187, -1.89749
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of 22 boundary stones located in Laker Plantation, approximately 440 yards north of Belsay Dene House, date from 1788 and earlier. Made of sandstone, each stone stands about 2 feet high.
Eighteen of the stones are inscribed on one side with the letter M for Middleton and on the other side with the letter S for Swinburne. Four stones bear the initials TM for Thomas Middleton and JS for John Swinburne, with three of these stones dated 1788.
These stones mark a complex line through the wood and represent a boundary dispute that was actively pursued by Edward Swinburne until his death in 1786, and resolved by his son John Swinburne in 1788. Additionally, five stones have been removed and are now located at Swanstead near Belsay.
Local climate
Boundary Stones in Laker Plantation Approx 44o Yards North of Belsay Dene House 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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