Milepost Opposite Peth Foot is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Milepost.

Milepost Opposite Peth Foot

WRENN ID
white-pedestal-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost Opposite Peth Foot, Thirston
OS grid reference
NU 184 001
Coordinates
55.2954, -1.71077
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located opposite Peth Foot, likely dating from the mid 19th century. It is made of cast iron and is painted white with black figures. The milepost has a triangular shape with an open back and features a raised legend indicating the distances: 10 miles to Morpeth and 9 miles to Alnwick. It stands 0.70 metres tall.

Local climate

Milepost Opposite Peth Foot 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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