Milestone on Western Bank of Canal, 300 Metres South of Moss Bridge at Ngr Sd 517 762 is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. Milestone.
Milestone on Western Bank of Canal, 300 Metres South of Moss Bridge at Ngr Sd 517 762
- WRENN ID
- last-quartz-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1983
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SD 517 762
- Coordinates
- 54.17983, -2.74107
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone is located on the western bank of the Lancaster Canal, approximately 300 metres south of Moss Bridge. The canal was opened in 1819. The milestone is made of roughly punched sandstone and has a rectangular shape with a rounded top. The southern face features the number '14' incised within a sunken oval, while the northern face displays the number '13' in a similar style.
Local climate
Milestone on Western Bank of Canal, 300 Metres South of Moss Bridge at Ngr Sd 517 762 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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