Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
other-chamber-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Over Wyresdale
OS grid reference
SD 583 541
Coordinates
53.98181, -2.63635
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from around 1800, is made of sandstone and has a rectangular shape with a rounded shouldered top. The face of the milestone is inscribed with the number '8'.

Local climate

Milestone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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