Milepost 180 Metres North of Abbey Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Milepost.
Milepost 180 Metres North of Abbey Cottage
- WRENN ID
- dusk-glass-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- NU 179 145
- Coordinates
- 55.42419, -1.71721
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milepost, located 180 metres north of Abbey Cottage, dates from the late 19th century and was made by Smith Patterson Ltd. of Blaydon. It is constructed from cast iron and is painted white with black figures. The milepost features an oval top with two faceted faces and stands on a circular fluted shaft that includes a maker's plate. The raised lettering indicates distances to Alnwick (1 mile) and Chatton (13¾ miles). The height of the milepost is 0.40 metre.
Local climate
Milepost 180 Metres North of Abbey Cottage receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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