The Written Stone is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. Inscribed stone.
The Written Stone
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-transept-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1983
- Type
- Inscribed stone
- Address
- The Written Stone, Written Stone Lane, Longridge
- OS grid reference
- SD 626 379
- Coordinates
- 53.83602, -2.56954
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Written Stone is an inscribed stone dating from 1655, made of sandstone. It measures approximately 8 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 18 inches deep. The stone features incised letters that read: 'RAVFFE RADCLIFFE LAID THIS STONE TO LYE FOR EVER AD 1655'. For more information on the legends surrounding the stone, refer to Tom C. Smith's book, "A History of Longridge," published in 1888, pages 27-30.
Local climate
The Written Stone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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