Milestone at Ngr Sd 559 408 is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. Milestone.
Milestone at Ngr Sd 559 408
- WRENN ID
- woven-cobble-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1983
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Ngr Sd 559 408, Gib Hey Lane, Chipping
- OS grid reference
- SD 599 408
- Coordinates
- 53.8625, -2.61077
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from 1769, is now used as a gate post and is located at Gib Hey Lane in Chipping. It is made of sandstone and has a square section with a shaped top. The south-west face is inscribed with "To Bla(ck) Bur(n) 10 ms," while the south-east face reads "To Clith Row 8 ms." The north-east face indicates "To Garstang 6 ms 1769." Each of the three faces features an incised hand that points in the direction of the destinations.
Local climate
Milestone at Ngr Sd 559 408 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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