Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile South of Pallinsburn is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Milepost.

Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile South of Pallinsburn

WRENN ID
guardian-entrance-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1988
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile South of Pallinsburn, A697, Ford
OS grid reference
NT 896 385
Coordinates
55.64042, -2.1658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located approximately a quarter mile south of Pallinsburn, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features a triangular shape with a steeply-canted top. One face of the milepost is inscribed with "MOR" for Morpeth, while the opposite side displays "COR" for Cornhill. The top of the milepost is marked with "LE" for London and Edinburgh, along with the distance of 328 miles.

Local climate

Milepost Circa 1/4 Mile South of Pallinsburn receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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