Boundary Post at Junction of B6384 with Paradise Lane Between Ackenthwaite and Whasset is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Boundary post.

Boundary Post at Junction of B6384 with Paradise Lane Between Ackenthwaite and Whasset

WRENN ID
crumbling-chancel-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Boundary post
Address
Boundary Post at Junction of B6384 with Paradise Lane Between Ackenthwaite and Whasset, Milnthorpe
OS grid reference
SD 505 815
Coordinates
54.22725, -2.76048
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary post, dating from around 1830, is located at the junction of the B6384 with Paradise Lane between Ackenthwaite and Whasset. This cast-iron post is half hexagonal in shape, featuring a fluted face and a domed top. It is painted black and white and is marked "PH OF" on the east side and "PH OF" on the west side, indicating ecclesiastical boundaries for Beetham and Heversham. The design of this boundary post is similar to a series of milestones and boundary stones found in the parishes of Stainton and Preston Richard.

Local climate

Boundary Post at Junction of B6384 with Paradise Lane Between Ackenthwaite and Whasset sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 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 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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