Milestone South West of Saltpans is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1985. Milestone.
Milestone South West of Saltpans
- WRENN ID
- roaming-pillar-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 August 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone South West of Saltpans, Crosscanonby
- OS grid reference
- NY 064 398
- Coordinates
- 54.74471, -3.45418
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located south-west of Saltpans, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, was erected for the Wigton-Workington Turnpike. It is made of whitewashed stone and features a round-topped design with a weathered inscription on the front that reads: "WORKINGTON 9, WIGTON 14 MILES."
Local climate
Milestone South West of Saltpans sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% 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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