Milestone on South Bank of Lancaster Canal, 130 Metres East of Tewitfield Old Turnpike Bridge at Ngr Sd 522 733 is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. Milestone.
Milestone on South Bank of Lancaster Canal, 130 Metres East of Tewitfield Old Turnpike Bridge at Ngr Sd 522 733
- WRENN ID
- mired-pilaster-fen
- 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 522 733
- Coordinates
- 54.15399, -2.73336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the south bank of the Lancaster Canal, dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone. It has a rectangular shape with a rounded top. The east face of the milestone features the number '12' incised within a sunken oval, while the west face displays the number '15'. It is situated 130 metres east of the Tewitfield Old Turnpike Bridge.
Local climate
Milestone on South Bank of Lancaster Canal, 130 Metres East of Tewitfield Old Turnpike Bridge at Ngr Sd 522 733 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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