Obelisk and Stocks is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Monument.

Obelisk and Stocks

WRENN ID
rusted-tracery-khaki
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1970
Type
Monument
Address
Obelisk and Stocks, the Square, Broughton West, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 212 875
Coordinates
54.27778, -3.21133
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk and stocks in The Square, Broughton-in-Furness, were erected in 1810 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of King George III, while the date of the stocks is uncertain. The structure is made of ashlar and features four square steps leading up to a plinth, which has a brass plate on the southeast side. The obelisk itself has a torus moulding at its base. The stocks consist of two round-headed posts with slots on the inner faces for wooden boards, which have been replaced at a later date. The Square is a planned development, which is an unusual characteristic for a village in Cumbria.

Local climate

Obelisk and Stocks sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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