Milepost Approximately 55 Metres South West of Thurston New Houses Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 55 Metres South West of Thurston New Houses Farmhouse

WRENN ID
hallowed-pediment-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
NZ 176 989
Coordinates
55.28404, -1.72384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located approximately 55 metres south west of Thurston New Houses Farmhouse, dates from the mid-19th century. It is made of cast iron and is painted white with black figures. The milepost has a triangular plan with an open back and features a raised legend indicating distances: 9 miles to Morpeth and 10 miles to Alnwick. It stands at a height of about 0.75 metres.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 55 Metres South West of Thurston New Houses Farmhouse receives an average of 840 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 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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