Milestone 40 Metres North of Crossroads is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1986. Milestone.

Milestone 40 Metres North of Crossroads

WRENN ID
dark-wall-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1986
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
NZ 027 849
Coordinates
55.15891, -1.95913
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located 40 metres north of the crossroads on the east side of Wallington Demesne along the B6342, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of stone and was originally painted red, though it has since been painted white. The milestone has a quadrant section and stands 0.75 metres high. It indicates distances to Newcastle, which is 20 miles away, and to Cambo, which is half a mile away.

Local climate

Milestone 40 Metres North of Crossroads 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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