Milestone 850 Yards to North East of Studfold (At Ngr 734 007) is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A Nineteenth Century Milestone.
Milestone 850 Yards to North East of Studfold (At Ngr 734 007)
- WRENN ID
- sacred-gable-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Period
- Nineteenth Century
- OS grid reference
- NY 733 007
- Coordinates
- 54.40136, -2.41137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located 850 yards northeast of Studfold along the A683 road in Ravenstonedale, dates from around 1822, likely when the road was realigned for the Sedbergh Turnpike Trust. The stone stands approximately 2½ feet high and has a square base. The upper section is rounded at the front. It features incised sans-serif lettering, with the north face stating "SEDBERGH 8 MILES" and the south face stating "KY STEPHEN 6 MILES."
Local climate
Milestone 850 Yards to North East of Studfold (At Ngr 734 007) 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 43 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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