Whitburn Mill is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1985. Tower mill.

Whitburn Mill

WRENN ID
lunar-jade-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
South Shields MP: Emma Lewell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1985
Type
Tower mill
Address
Whitburn Mill, Cedar Grove
OS grid reference
NZ 407 625
Coordinates
54.95609, -1.36597
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitburn Mill is a tower mill built in 1790. It is constructed of coursed, roughly squared limestone with sandstone blocks at the top course. The mill stands three storeys high, with entrances and windows located on the north and south sides, all of which are currently blocked. The cap and sails of the mill have been removed.

Local climate

Whitburn Mill receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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