Milestone C 1/4 Mile North of Knowesgate is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Milestone.
Milestone C 1/4 Mile North of Knowesgate
- WRENN ID
- haunted-belfry-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone C 1/4 Mile North of Knowesgate, A696, Kirkwhelpington
- OS grid reference
- NY 987 859
- Coordinates
- 55.16801, -2.02106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located a quarter mile north of Knowesgate in Northumberland, dates back to the 18th century. It is made of painted sandstone and stands approximately 2 feet 6 inches high. One side of the triangular stone is inscribed with "OTTERBURN," while the other side displays the distances to "NEWCASTLE 8 MILES" and "JEDBRO 34 MILES."
Local climate
Milestone C 1/4 Mile North of Knowesgate receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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