Milestone West of West Woodside is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Milestone.

Milestone West of West Woodside

WRENN ID
grey-frieze-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone West of West Woodside, A595, Westward
OS grid reference
NY 302 487
Coordinates
54.8289, -3.08677
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located west of West Woodside, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, was created for the Carlisle-Cockermouth Turnpike. It is made of red sandstone and features a cast-iron plate. The stone has a rounded top and a curved face, with a plate on the front displaying raised letters that read "CARLISLE 8 MILES, COCKERMOUTH 17½ MILES." The stone is whitewashed, with the lettering highlighted in black. There is also an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the top of the stone.

Local climate

Milestone West of West Woodside sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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