Milestone at Papcastle Roundabout is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone at Papcastle Roundabout

WRENN ID
lunar-spindle-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Papcastle Roundabout, Bridekirk
OS grid reference
NY 114 316
Coordinates
54.67207, -3.37524
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located at Papcastle roundabout, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, was created for the Cockermouth-Maryport Turnpike. It is made of whitewashed stone with a rounded top. Attached to its curved face is a cast iron plate that is inscribed with "COCKERMOUTH COURT-HOUSE 1 MILE, MARYPORT MARKET PLACE 6¼ MILES," with the lettering highlighted in black.

Local climate

Milestone at Papcastle Roundabout sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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